The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was co-written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper‘s 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 and George B. Seitz‘s 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the film than the novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe, with Jodhi May, Russell Means, Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, and Steven Waddington in supporting roles.

The soundtrack features music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, and the song “I Will Find You” by Clannad. The main theme of the film is taken from the tune “The Gael” by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean.

Released in the United States on September 25, 1992, The Last of the Mohicans was met with positive reviews and commercial success during its box-office run. It also won the Academy Award for Best Sound, the only Oscar won by a film directed by Michael Mann.

• Daniel Day-Lewis as Nathaniel “Hawkeye” Poe
• Madeleine Stowe as Cora Munro
• Russell Means as Chingachgook
• Eric Schweig as Uncas
• Jodhi May as Alice Munro
• Steven Waddington as Major Duncan Heyward
• Wes Studi as Magua
• Maurice Roëves as Colonel Edmund Munro
• Patrice Chéreau as General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

• Edward Blatchford as Jack Winthrop
• Terry Kinney as John Cameron
• Tracey Ellis as Alexandra Cameron
• Justin M. Rice as James Cameron
• Dennis Banks as Ongewasgone
• Pete Postlethwaite as Captain Beams
• Colm Meaney as Major Ambrose
• Mac Andrews as General Webb
• Malcolm Storry as Phelps

• David Schofield as Sergeant Major
• Eric D. Sandgren as Coureur de Bois
• Mike Phillips as Sachem
• Mark A. Baker as Colonial Man
• Dylan Baker as Captain Bougainville
• Tim Hopper as Ian
• Jared Harris as British Lieutenant
• Sebastian Roché as Martin