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Man in the Wilderness
Man in the Wilderness
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard C. Sarafian
Written by	Jack DeWitt
Produced by	Sandy Howard
Starring	Richard Harris; John Huston; Prunella Ransome; Percy Herbert; Henry Wilcoxon; Norman Rossington; Dennis Waterman
Cinematography	Gerry Fisher
Edited by	Geoffrey Foot
Music by	Johnny Harris
Production; companies	Limbridge; Wilderness Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 24, 1971;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Less than $2 million

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Man in the Wilderness is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. The scout is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions. He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment. The story is loosely based on the life of Hugh Glass. It stars Richard Harris as Zachary Bass and John Huston as Captain Henry.^[2]

The expedition in the movie is notable for bringing a large boat with it, borne on wheels.

Plot

A classic survival story, told partly through flashbacks to Zachary Bass's past. After being left for dead by his fellow trappers, he undergoes a series of trials and adventures as he slowly heals and equips himself while he tracks the expedition, apparently intent on retribution for his abandonment, while earning the respect of the American Indians he encounters. However, when he finally confronts his fellow trappers and Captain Henry, he chooses not to seek revenge, but instead to focus on returning to his infant son.

Cast

Richard Harris – Zachary Bass
John Huston – Captain Henry
Henry Wilcoxon – Indian Chief
Prunella Ransome – Grace
Percy Herbert – Fogarty
Dennis Waterman – Lowrie
Norman Rossington – Ferris
James Doohan – Benoit
Bryan Marshall – Potts
Ben Carruthers – Longbow
John Bindon – Coulter
Robert Russell – Smith
Sheila Raynor – Grace's Mother
Judith Furse – Nurse

Production

Man in the Wilderness is based loosely on the 1818–20 Missouri Expedition and "Capt. Henry" is likely a fictionalized Major Andrew Henry of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. It was based on an original script by Jack De Witt, and bought by producer Sandy Howard. In December 1970 Howard announced that the film would star Richard Harris, who had made A Man Called Horse for Howard.^[3] Elliot Silverstein directed Horse but clashed with Harris so Richard Sarafian was bought in to direct this film. Howard said he was "convinced" that Sarafian "is going to be one of the most important directors in America very soon."^[1]

Filming took three months from April to June 1971. The film was shot near Covaleda, Province of Soria, Spain, with the terrain looking more like the Adirondack wilderness and less like the Absaroka Range country of the Yellowstone River.^{[citation needed]} Not technically a "Spaghetti Western",^{[further explanation needed]}

Man was filmed in the rugged highlands where David Lean had shot some of the scenes for Doctor Zhivago in 1964.^[4]

John Huston joined the production a few days after quitting as director of the film The Last Run due to on-set fights with George C. Scott.^[1]

The bear who attacks Harris' character was called Peg. The attack sequence was filmed using a dummy.^[1]

"This movie is Genesis to me," said Harris. "It's my apocalypse. It's a very special and very personal statement about a man struggling for personal identity, looking for God and discovering Him in the wilderness, in leaves and trees. It's all the things that the young people, and we, are missing today."^[5]

Harris only had nine lines of dialogue.^[6]

Themes

Though survival and revenge are the main themes, Christianity and religion play a significant role in the evolution of the main character, who is shown through flashbacks to be at odds with religion and God in general due to his lonely and abusive childhood involving indoctrination into Christianity.

Release

The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 1971, including New York City, New York, and Los Angeles, California.

The film was the first feature to be shown in years at the newly refurbished Princess Theatre (renamed the Klondike Theatre, at the time) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on December 25, 1971.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 'Wilderness' Captures Ecology Mood Johnson, Patricia. Los Angeles Times May 16, 1971: r16.
^ Howard Thompson (November 25, 1971). "Movie Review: Man in the Wilderness (1971)". Film: The Pioneer Spirit:' Man in the Wilderness' Is at Loew's State 1. The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Palomar Sets Two Films Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times December 25, 1970: e28.
^ Anthony Quinn to Star, Coproduce 'Huelga!' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (Mar 2, 1971: f9.
^ Richard Harris London's No. 1 Bobby Outfoxer Los Angeles Times November 28, 1971: w21
^ Returns of a Man Called Howard Los Angeles Times January 18, 1976: m1.
^ "MAN IN THE WILDERNESS (1971)". Motion State Review. motionstatereview.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

External links

Man in the Wilderness at IMDb
Man in the Wilderness at the TCM Movie Database
Man in the Wilderness at AllMovie
Man in the Wilderness at Rotten Tomatoes

[man-1] 'Wilderness' Captures Ecology Mood Johnson, Patricia. Los Angeles Times May 16, 1971: r16.

[Thompson-2] Howard Thompson (November 25, 1971). "Movie Review: Man in the Wilderness (1971)". Film: The Pioneer Spirit:' Man in the Wilderness' Is at Loew's State 1. The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[3] MOVIE CALL SHEET: Palomar Sets Two Films Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times December 25, 1970: e28.

[4] Anthony Quinn to Star, Coproduce 'Huelga!' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (Mar 2, 1971: f9.

[5] Richard Harris London's No. 1 Bobby Outfoxer Los Angeles Times November 28, 1971: w21

[6] Returns of a Man Called Howard Los Angeles Times January 18, 1976: m1.

[7] "MAN IN THE WILDERNESS (1971)". Motion State Review. motionstatereview.com. March 7, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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+{{Short description|1971 film}}
+{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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 | name           = Man in the Wilderness
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+| caption        = Theatrical release poster
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 | producer       = [[Sandy Howard]]
 | writer         = [[Jack DeWitt (writer)|Jack DeWitt]]
-| narrator       =
 | starring       = [[Richard Harris]]<br>[[John Huston]]<br>[[Prunella Ransome]]<br>[[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]]<br>[[Henry Wilcoxon]]<br>[[Norman Rossington]]<br>[[Dennis Waterman]]
 | music          = [[Johnny Harris (musician)|Johnny Harris]]
 | cinematography = [[Gerry Fisher]]
 | editing        = [[Geoffrey Foot (film editor)|Geoffrey Foot]]
+| studio         = Limbridge<br>Wilderness Films
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-| released       = {{Film date|1971}}
+| released       = {{Film date|1971|11|24}}
 | runtime        = 104 minutes
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+| budget         = Less than $2 million<ref name="man"/>
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-'''''Man in the Wilderness''''' is a 1971 American [[revisionist Western]] film about a scout for a group of [[mountain men]] who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s.  The scout is mauled by a [[bear]] and left to die by his companions.  He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment.  The story is loosely based on the life of [[Hugh Glass]]. It stars [[Richard Harris (actor)|Richard Harris]] as Zachary Bass and [[John Huston]] as Captain Henry.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news |title=Movie Review: Man in the Wilderness (1971) |work=Film: The Pioneer Spirit:' Man in the Wilderness' Is at Loew's State 1 |author=Howard Thompson |date=November 25, 1971 |publisher=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9907E6D7163DEF34BC4D51DFB767838A669EDE |accessdate=January 12, 2016}}</ref>
+'''''Man in the Wilderness''''' is a 1971 American [[revisionist Western]] film about a scout for a group of [[mountain men]] who are traversing the [[Northwestern United States]] during the 1820s.  The scout is mauled by a [[bear]] and left to die by his companions.  He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment.  The story is loosely based on the life of [[Hugh Glass]]. It stars [[Richard Harris (actor)|Richard Harris]] as Zachary Bass and [[John Huston]] as Captain Henry.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite news |title=Movie Review: Man in the Wilderness (1971) |work=Film: The Pioneer Spirit:' Man in the Wilderness' Is at Loew's State 1 |author=Howard Thompson |date=November 25, 1971 |publisher=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9907E6D7163DEF34BC4D51DFB767838A669EDE |accessdate=January 12, 2016}}</ref>
-The expedition in the movie is notable for bringing a large boat with them, borne on wheels.
+The expedition in the movie is notable for bringing a large boat with it, borne on wheels.
 ==Plot==
-A classic survival story, told partly through flashbacks to Zachary Bass's past. After being left for dead by his fellow trappers, he undergoes a series of trials and adventures as he slowly heals and equips himself while he tracks the expedition, apparently intent on retribution for his abandonment, while earning the respect of the Indians he encounters.  However, when he finally confronts his fellow trappers and Captain Henry, he chooses not to seek revenge, but instead to focus on returning to his infant son.
+A classic survival story, told partly through [[Flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] to Zachary Bass's past. After being left for dead by his fellow [[Trapping|trappers]], he undergoes a series of trials and adventures as he slowly heals and equips himself while he tracks the expedition, apparently intent on retribution for his abandonment, while earning the respect of the American Indians he encounters.  However, when he finally confronts his fellow trappers and Captain Henry, he chooses not to seek revenge, but instead to focus on returning to his infant son.
 == Cast ==
-*[[Richard Harris]] - Zachary Bass
+* [[Richard Harris]] – Zachary Bass
-*[[John Huston]] - Captain Henry
+* [[John Huston]] – Captain Henry
-*[[Henry Wilcoxon]] - Indian Chief
+* [[Henry Wilcoxon]] – Indian Chief
-*[[Prunella Ransome]] - Grace
+* [[Prunella Ransome]] – Grace
-*[[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]] - Fogarty
+* [[Percy Herbert (actor)|Percy Herbert]] – Fogarty
-*[[Dennis Waterman]] - Lowrie
+* [[Dennis Waterman]] – Lowrie
-*[[Norman Rossington]] - Ferris
+* [[Norman Rossington]] – Ferris
-*[[James Doohan]] - Benoit
+* [[James Doohan]] – Benoit
-*[[Bryan Marshall]] - Potts
+* [[Bryan Marshall]] – Potts
-*[[Ben Carruthers]] - Longbow
+* [[Ben Carruthers]] – Longbow
-*[[John Bindon]] - Coulter
+* [[John Bindon]] – Coulter
-*[[Robert Russell (English actor)|Robert Russell]] - Smith
+* [[Robert Russell (English actor)|Robert Russell]] – Smith
-*[[Sheila Raynor]] - Grace's Mother
+* [[Sheila Raynor]] – Grace's Mother
-*[[Judith Furse]] - Nurse
+* [[Judith Furse]] – Nurse
-==Production background==
+==Production==
-''Man in the Wilderness'' is based loosely on the 1818-20 Missouri Expedition and "Capt. Henry" is likely a fictionalized Major [[Andrew Henry (fur trader)|Andrew Henry]] of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Company]]. The film was shot near [[Covaleda]], [[Province of Soria]], [[Spain]], with the terrain looking more like the [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondack]] wilderness and less like the [[Absaroka Range]] country of the [[Yellowstone River]]. Not technically a "[[Spaghetti Western]]", ''Man'' was filmed in the rugged highlands where [[David Lean]] had shot some of the scenes for ''[[Doctor Zhivago]]'' in 1964.
+''Man in the Wilderness'' is based loosely on the [[Yellowstone expedition|1818–20 Missouri Expedition]] and "Capt. Henry" is likely a fictionalized Major [[Andrew Henry (fur trader)|Andrew Henry]] of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Company]]. It was based on an original script by Jack De Witt, and bought by producer Sandy Howard. In December 1970 Howard announced that the film would star Richard Harris, who had made ''[[A Man Called Horse (film)|A Man Called Horse]]'' for Howard.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Palomar Sets Two Films
+Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times December 25, 1970: e28.</ref> [[Elliot Silverstein]] directed ''Horse'' but clashed with Harris so Richard Sarafian was bought in to direct this film. Howard said he was "convinced" that Sarafian "is going to be one of the most important directors in America very soon."<ref name="man"/>
+Filming took three months from April to June 1971. The film was shot near [[Covaleda]], [[Province of Soria]], [[Spain]], with the terrain looking more like the [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondack]] wilderness and less like the [[Absaroka Range]] country of the [[Yellowstone River]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} Not technically a "[[Spaghetti Western]]",{{explain|date=May 2024}}
-[[John Huston]] had joined this production a few days after he had quit as director for the film, ''[[The Last Run]]'', due to on-set fights with [[George C. Scott]].
+ ''Man'' was filmed in the rugged highlands where [[David Lean]] had shot some of the scenes for ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' in 1964.<ref>Anthony Quinn to Star, Coproduce 'Huelga!'
+Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (Mar 2, 1971: f9.</ref>
+[[John Huston]] joined the production a few days after quitting as director of the film ''[[The Last Run]]'' due to on-set fights with [[George C. Scott]].<ref name="man">'Wilderness' Captures Ecology Mood
+Johnson, Patricia. Los Angeles Times May 16, 1971: r16.</ref>
+The bear who attacks Harris' character was called Peg. The attack sequence was filmed using a dummy.<ref name="man"/>
+"This movie is Genesis to me," said Harris. "It's my apocalypse. It's a very special and very personal statement about a man struggling for personal identity, looking for God and discovering Him in the wilderness, in leaves and trees. It's all the things that the young people, and we, are missing today."<ref>Richard Harris London's No. 1 Bobby Outfoxer
+Los Angeles Times November 28, 1971: w21</ref>
+Harris only had nine lines of dialogue.<ref>Returns of a Man Called Howard Los Angeles Times January 18, 1976: m1.</ref>
 ==Themes==
-Though survival and revenge are the main themes, [[Christianity]] and religion play a significant role in the evolution of the main character. Through flashbacks, Zach Bass is shown to be at odds with religion and [[God]] in general. This was brought on by his lonely and abusive childhood in indoctrinating Christianity into the young Zachary.
+Though survival and revenge are the main themes, [[Christianity]] and religion play a significant role in the evolution of the main character, who is shown through flashbacks to be at odds with religion and [[God]] in general due to his lonely and abusive childhood involving indoctrination into Christianity.
 ==Release==
-The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 1971, including [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
+The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 1971, including [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].
-The film was the first feature to be shown in years at the newly refurbished [[Princess Theatre (Edmonton)|Princess Theatre]] (renamed the Klondike Theatre, at the time) in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada on December 25, 1971.
+The film was the first feature to be shown in years at the newly refurbished [[Princess Theatre (Edmonton)|Princess Theatre]] (renamed the Klondike Theatre, at the time) in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada, on December 25, 1971.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
 ==See also==
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 * ''[[Lord Grizzly]]'', a 1954 biographical novel by [[Frederick Manfred]], about the Hugh Glass story
 * [[Survival film]], about the film genre, with a list of related films
-* ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015), also about [[Hugh Glass]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MAN IN THE WILDERNESS (1971)|url=http://motionstatereview.com/2015/03/07/man-in-the-wilderness-1971/|website=Motion State Review|publisher=motionstatereview.com|accessdate=19 January 2016}}</ref>
+* ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015), also about [[Hugh Glass]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MAN IN THE WILDERNESS (1971)|url=http://motionstatereview.com/2015/03/07/man-in-the-wilderness-1971/|website=Motion State Review|date=March 7, 2015 |publisher=motionstatereview.com|accessdate=January 19, 2016}}</ref>
-* [[Cycle of the West#The Song of Hugh Glass|The Song of Hugh Glass]], part of the Cycle of the West, an epic poem from 1915, written by [[John Neihardt]], who is most famous for his book [[Black Elk Speaks]].
+* ''[[Cycle of the West#The Song of Hugh Glass|The Song of Hugh Glass]]'', an epic poem from 1915, part of ''A Cycle of the West'', written by [[John Neihardt]], who is most famous for his book ''[[Black Elk Speaks]]''.
 ==References==
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