Sydney Pollack directs this notable picturesque film in which a solitary man named Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford) battles ruthless Indians, who use him as the target of a long-awaited vendetta, and the merciless elements of nature, in search of peace. Set in the mid-19th century, after the Civil War, the film centers on Jeremiah as he becomes disillusioned with the ways of his civilization and the ravages of war, and he sets out determined to survive in the Rocky Mountain wilderness by himself.

Sydney Pollack directs this vast and beautiful wilderness adventure in which Robert Redford plays Jeremiah Johnson. Adapted in part from Vardis Fisher's novel MOUNTAIN MAN, the story pays specific tribute to the reality of the trappers who actually roamed the West in the 1850s. Shot on location in the stunning and desolate snows of Utah, the entire film was made for less than four million dollars.

Budget estimate: $3.5 million.

Director Sydney Pollack mortgaged his home in order to finance the film.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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Production Notes

Robert Redford: Actor/director/producer
Will Geer: Zeb Walton (Grandpa) of TV's "The Waltons"
Stefan Gierasch: Film & televison actor
Josh Albee: American Teenage Actor
Allyn Ann McLerie: American Actress/Dancer
Charles Tyner: Actor
Delle Bolton: Actress/1970s
Joaquin Martinez: Actor
Paul Benedict: Supporting Actor, THE JEFFERSONS, A MIGHTY WIND
Matt Clark: American Character Actor
Richard Angarola: Character Actor\"Gambit"
Jack Colvin: Supporting actor, THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1978)
Tim McIntire: American Actor

Sydney Pollack: American Director, producer, actor
John Milius: Rightwing (and underrated) screenwriter/director

Raymond Molyneaux: Set Decorator

Thomas Stanford: Editor