The Deerslayer

Dec 18, 1978

1h 14m

★ 5.0

Bravery, Loyalty and Wilderness Justice

Overview

Frontiersman Hawkeye and his blood brother Chingachgook attempt to rescue the daughter of a chief who was captured by raiders from a rival tribe in this adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tale" of 1841.

Genres

Western

TV Movie

Production Companies

Schick Sunn Classics

Sunn Classic Pictures

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Cast

Hawkeye

Steve Forrest

Chingachgook

Ned Romero

Hutter

John Anderson

Chief Rivenoak

Victor Mohica

Judith Hutter

Joan Prather

Hurry Harry March

Charles Dierkop

Lieutenant Plowden

Brian Davies

Sieur de Beaujeur

Ted Hamilton

Wa-Tah-Wa

Betty Ann Carr

Hetty Hutter

Madeleine Stowe

Tamenund

Ruben Moreno

Alma Beltran

Winnetou's tribe is in dire straits. There is a threat of famine as the all-important buffalo herds are now failing. As the headman's son, young Winnetou wants to prove to his father Intschu-chuna how brave he is and how great a warrior he can be, because he thinks his son still has a lot to learn. To save his tribe, he goes on a dangerous adventure.

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