The Mountain Men

Name: The Mountain Men
Genre: Adventure, Western, Drama
Released: 1980-06-01
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht, Seymour Cassel

1980·Movie·R·102 min·★ 5.9(63)

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The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.

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About The Mountain Men

The Mountain Men is a 1980 English-language adventure, western and drama film directed by Richard Lang. The cast is led by Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on The Roku Channel.

The Mountain Men was produced by Polyc International and Columbia Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on June 1, 1980, and carries a R certification.

Director: Richard Lang
Writers: Fraser Clarke Heston
Release date: June 1, 1980
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Polyc International, Columbia Pictures

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The Mountain Men cast & crew

The Mountain Men was directed by Richard Lang and written by Fraser Clarke Heston.

The cast features Charlton Heston as Bill Tyler, Brian Keith as Henry Frapp, Victoria Racimo as Running Moon, Stephen Macht as Heavy Eagle, Seymour Cassel as La Bont, and David Ackroyd as Medicine Wolf.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michel Legrand, cinematography is by Michel Hugo, and it was produced by Martin Shafer and Andrew Scheinman.

Is The Mountain Men worth watching?

The Mountain Men holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 63 ratings, a more divisive adventure films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy adventure, western, and drama, The Mountain Men is worth a place on your watchlist.

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