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60% Critic Match
The Deerslayer
“Bravery, Loyalty and Wilderness Justice”
6.0 / 10• 1978• 1h 14m•NR• English
WesternTV Movie
Storyline
Frontiersman Hawkeye and his blood brother Chingachgook attempt to rescue the daughter of a chief who was captured by raiders from a rival tribe in this adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tale" of 1841.
Cast & Crew
Steve Forrest
Hawkeye
Lead
Ned Romero
Chingachgook
John Anderson
Hutter
Victor Mohica
Chief Rivenoak
Joan Prather
Judith Hutter
Charles Dierkop
Hurry Harry March
Brian Davies
Lieutenant Plowden
Ted Hamilton
Sieur de Beaujeur
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Friedenberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Deerslayer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
