Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82050 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-05-14
• Format: NTSC
• Running time: 73 minutes

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This impressive silent adaptation of the James Fenimore Cooper tale captures the essence of his work by keeping the film's storyline close to the written work. Set during the French and Indian Wars, our adventure centers on two sisters trying to find their lost father, a British officer, while trying to avoid the French and their allies, the Huron. Helping our heroines are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their friend and ally, the frontiersman known as Hawkeye.

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Customer Reviews

Last of the Mohicans (Silent Version)
The movie is an excellent depiction of James Fenimore Cooper's nove. The filming is beautifully done and for the most part true to Cooper's story line. Overall the movie follows the original book's plot better than any of the subsequent movie efforts including the 1990's version with Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye. The only other filmed version more true to the book is the 1970's Masterpiece Theater production. The filming of the massacre at Fort William Henry is a film masterpiece considering that it was produced in 1920. The realism is frightening in its rendition. Overall this is an excellent movie.

The work of an artist
Maurice Tourneur was one of the greatest visual stylists of the cinema and this film show his artistry.James Fenimore's Cooper book is a marvelous adventure-classic and Tourneur (followed by his substitute Clarence Brown) enriched the story with breathtaking setups.

OK, but shame about the re-work on the visuals & soundtrack
The film is great to watch and recaptures the original effect seen by the 1920's audience. The musical score applied was crude and modern not matching the drama at any point. The title pages had also been recreated and lost their 1920's feel.