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; by James Fenimore Cooper;
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 historical action film 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. The film is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May.

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.

The Last of the Mohicans was released in the United States on September 25, 1992. The film 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]

^ "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.
^ "Languages in Last of the Mohicans". Native-Languages.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference BoxOfficeMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Weinrub, Bernald (March 30, 1993). "Oscar's night started at noon in Hollywood". The New York Times. p. 9. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "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."

[2] "The Last of the Mohicans". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[3] "Languages in Last of the Mohicans". Native-Languages.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[BoxOfficeMojo-4] Cite error: The named reference BoxOfficeMojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Weinrub, Bernald (March 30, 1993). "Oscar's night started at noon in Hollywood". The New York Times. p. 9. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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