1757: while the conflict between the French and British rages in Canada, the natives also settle their own scores, the Hurons allies of the former, various Iroquois tribes allied instead with the latter. Hawkeye, a white man raised by the Mohicans, Uncas and Chingachgook try to save Colonel Munro's daughters from Magua of the Hurons, who is seeking revenge. This the first film version of the 1826 novel by James Fenimore Cooper. Silent movie with live musical accompaniment.
Screenings
The Last of The Mohicans is part of this program:
from 11 April
Directors
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown (1890 – 1987). A producer and director, he made six films with Greta Garbo (including FLESH AND THE DEVIL in 1926) who considered him “her” best director.
Maurice Tourneur
Maurice Tourneur (1873 – 1961). A Parisian and pioneer of French silent film, in 1914 he moved to Hollywood, where he continued his career. He is the father of Jacques Tourneur, an equally famous filmmaker.
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