Jeremiah Johnson (film)

Jeremiah Johnson
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySydney Pollack
Screenplay byEdward Anhalt
John Milius
Story byRaymond W. Thorp
Robert Bunker
Based onMountain Man
by Vardis Fisher
Crow Killer by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker
Produced byJoe Wizan
StarringRobert Redford
Will Geer
Allyn Ann McLerie
Stefan Gierasch
Charles Tyner
Delle Bolton
CinematographyDuke Callaghan
Edited byThomas Stanford
Music byTim McIntire
John Rubinstein
Production
company
Sanford Productions (III)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • May 7, 1972 (1972-05-07) (Cannes)[1]
  • December 21, 1972 (1972-12-21) (New York City)[2]
Running time
108 minutes
116 minutes (w/ Overture and Intermission)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Crow
Salish
Budget$3.1 million[3]
Box office$44.7 million[4]

Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character and Will Geer as "Bear Claw" Chris Lapp. It is based partly on the life of the legendary mountain man John Jeremiah Johnson, recounted in Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunker's book Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson and Vardis Fisher's 1965 novel Mountain Man.

The script was written by John Milius and Edward Anhalt; the film was shot at various locations in Redford's adopted home state of Utah. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival on May 7, 1972, and was later released on December 21, 1972 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film received very positive reviews from critics, and was a box office success, earning $44.7 million against a budget of $3.1 million, making it the 6th highest grossing film of 1972.

  1. ^ "Official Films—Cannes". Variety. May 3, 1972. 33.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference greenspun was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Callan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Jeremiah Johnson, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2012.