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The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Adventure · Drama · History · 1920

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.

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The Last of the Mohicans

“The story of a prince without a kingdom”

1920 Adventure · Drama · History 1h 13m

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6.3 / 10

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As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Maurice Tourneur

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Magua

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Cora Munro

Alan Roscoe

Alan Roscoe

Uncas

Lillian Hall

Lillian Hall

Alice Munro

Henry Woodward

Henry Woodward

Maj. Heyward

James Gordon

James Gordon

Col. Munro

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Capt. Randolph

Court is in session

Put The Last of the Mohicans on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.