Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
Richard Harris is attacked by a man in a bear suit and left for dead by a group of fur trappers in the wild country of 1820. His long fight for survival takes up most of the film. His wounds are so bad that he is barely conscious, but manages to drag himself to a nearby stream for water and eat a few crustaceans. Over time, he gains strength, and starts hunting animals with his handmade weapons. The animal killings, though necessary for his survival, are shown in gruesome detail, including an abhorrent scene of a real buffalo being eaten alive by wolves. We also witness a mountain lion hanging in a trap, deer and rabbits being shot and numerous bad spills by horses. As if to acknowledge this horrendous treatment of animals by the filmmakers, they have Harris adopt a bunny towards the end and nurse it back to health. Eventually, Harris makes his way out of the wilderness and stumbles on his old companions, who are being massacred by Indians. He doesn't help.
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