See it – This one caught my attention in the opening scene with the big wooden boat being wheeled through the forest. Yes, this is technically a western, but the story takes place in 1820, so it's almost a "colonial era" western. The film stars Richard Harris in his usual stark role as a coarse ruffian. The aforementioned boat is being pulled across the mountains to the Missouri River. But when Harris' character is badly wounded, his fellow trappers leave him behind to die. He must survive on his own in the wilderness. There's not much dialogue by Harris in this film, and it reminded me a lot of "Jeremiah Johnson." There's a great Indian battle with the trappers using the boat as a fort. And there is a very unique ending. Not a twist per se', just not the ending you would expect.
Review of Man in the Wilderness
