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Jeremiah Johnson

1972 · 108 min

A quiet, rugged frontier epic that immerses you in mountain solitude, punctuated by stark violence and a lingering sense of loss.

Tagline
Some say he's dead...some say he never will be.
Overview
While slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settlers, all of whom call these mountains home.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • isolation
  • revenge
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Edward Anhalt, John Milius
Starring
Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Josh Albee, Joaquín Martínez, Allyn Ann McLerie, Stefan Gierasch, Richard Angarola
Music
John Rubinstein, Tim McIntire
Cinematography
Duke Callaghan
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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