The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Mann
Screenplay by	Michael Mann; Christopher Crowe;
Based on	The Last of the Mohicans; (1826 novel); by James Fenimore Cooper; The Last of the Mohicans; (1936 screenplay); by Philip Dunne;
Produced by	Michael Mann; Hunt Lowry;
Starring	Daniel Day-Lewis; Madeleine Stowe; Jodhi May;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Dov Hoenig; Arthur Schmidt;
Music by	Trevor Jones; Randy Edelman;
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (United States and Canada); Morgan Creek International (International);
Release dates	August 26, 1992 (France); September 25, 1992 (United States);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; French; Mohawk; Cherokee; Delaware;
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$143 million

The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Crowe, based on the 1826 novel of the same name by James Fenimore Cooper and its 1936 film adaptation. The film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May in the leading roles, and features Russell Means, Wes Studi, Eric Schweig, Steven Waddington, Maurice Roëves and Patrice Chéreau.

The film was released in the United States on September 25, 1992. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, the only Academy Award won by a film directed by Mann.^[5] It was also nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Actor in a Leading Role for Day-Lewis, and won Best Cinematography and Best Make-up Artist.

^ "The Last of the Mohicans (1992)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 28, 2022. A 26 Sep 1991 DV article announced distribution rights to foreign territories outside the U. S. and Canada were sold for $17 million to Morgan Creek International (MCI), in a deal that marked MCI's "first acquisition of a third-party film."
^ "The Last of the Mohicans". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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