Summary
While slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settlers, all of whom call these mountains home.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 84Audiences 79GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer92%
Metascore75
Audience score89%
Letterboxd · 37 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.6
User score7.4
Box office
14×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $45 M
Worldwide it earned $42 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for westerns
typical 107108Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 52 more
Released
1972
September 10, 1972
54 years ago
Genre
WesternLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more13 people
- Robert RedfordJeremiah Johnson
- Will GeerBear Claw
- Delle BoltonSwan
- Josh AlbeeCaleb
- Joaquín MartínezPaints His Shirt Red
- Allyn Ann McLerieCrazy Woman
- Stefan GieraschDel Gue
- Richard AngarolaChief Two-Tongues Lebeaux
Paul BenedictReverend Lindquist
Charles TynerRobidoux
Jack ColvinLieutenant Mulvey
Matt ClarkQualen
Tanya TuckerQualen's daughter
Directing · 1
- Sydney Pollack Director
Writing · 3
- John Milius Screenplay
- Edward Anhalt Screenplay
- Vardis Fisher Novel
Production · 2
- Joe Wizan Producer
- Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Camera · 1
- Duke Callaghan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Thomas Stanford Editor
Sound · 5
- John Rubinstein Original Music Composer
- Tim McIntire Original Music Composer
- Josef von Stroheim Sound Effects
- Michael Colgan Sound Effects
- Charles M. Wilborn Sound Effects
Art · 3
- Ted Haworth Art Direction
- Ray Molyneaux Set Decoration
- Phill Norman Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Wesley Jeffries Costume Designer, Costume Design
- Ken Chase Makeup Artist
- Gary Liddiard Makeup Artist
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