A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one combat on the early frontier.
Cinematography
Utah mountains shot like alien planet — you feel the cold.
Direction
Pollack lets silence do the screaming.
Acting
Redford's face says everything the script doesn't.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Robert Redford
Jeremiah Johnson
Will Geer
Bear Claw
Delle Bolton
Swan
Josh Albee
Caleb
Joaquín Martínez
Paints His Shirt Red
Allyn Ann McLerie
Crazy Woman
Stefan Gierasch
Del Gue
Richard Angarola
Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux
Paul Benedict
Reverend Lindquist
Charles Tyner
Robidoux
Jack Colvin
Lieutenant Mulvey
Matt Clark
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