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Man in the Wilderness

1971 · 104 min

Adventure, Drama, Western

In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down.

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Appeals to viewers who appreciate austere wilderness survival dramas centered on physical suffering, moral abandonment, and a hard-won pursuit of justice.

Tone
bleak, tense, contemplative
Payoff
catharsis, reflection
Pacing
slow-burn
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
survival, betrayal, revenge, human endurance, civilization versus wilderness
Setting
early nineteenth century, remote wilderness and overland expedition routes

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