Jeremiah Johnson

Adventure, Western, Action

Robert Redford	Jeremiah Johnson
Will Geer	Bear Claw Chris Lapp
Delle Bolton	Swan
Josh Albee	Caleb
Joaquín Martínez	Paints His Shirt Red
Allyn Ann McLerie	Crazy Woman
Stefan Gierasch	Del Gue
Richard Angarola	Flathead Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux
Paul Benedict	Rev. Lindquist
Charles Tyner	Robidoux
Matt Clark	Qualen

Director	Sydney Pollack
Producer	Joe Wizan; John R. Coonan
Writer	John Milius; Vardis Fisher

Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford) is a disenchanted war veteran who escapes into the mountains, becoming a mountain man. His time as a hermit is less than successful and he struggles to survive, particularly given the presence of Native Americans who are wary and distrustful of white settlers. Several tribes live throughout the area. He finds help in the form of an older mountain man (Will Geer), who tutors him in survival basics. Soon, Johnson is ready to set out on his own. Just as he is prepared for life alone, he encounters a boy who has survived an Indian attack. He offers to adopt him. Later, to avoid problems with another tribe, Johnson agrees to marry a chief’s daughter. The interference and complications continue when government soldiers seek his assistance as a guide. Johnson unwittingly takes them through a native burial area, which precipitates a long, ongoing conflict with the tribe.