Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans 1957

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans is loosely based on The Last of 
the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, the series was released 
under several different names, including Hawkeye and The Last of the 
Mohicans.

The series was set in New York's Hudson Valley in the 1750s but was 
filmed in Canada. The series had a more realistic view of America than 
most series of the times. The settlers were rough and dressed in old but 
suitable clothes for the long hard winters in the small settlements of the 
new frontier. The Native Americans were more realistically portrayed too, 
as an intelligent people with good and bad individuals among them. Fights 
in the film needed more than just the odd blow as the opponents hit hard 
at each other, and torture was used in a number of episodes. Weapons 
used were normally single shot rifles and tomahawks (which often ended 
up in someone's back). Furs were often a motive of crime as they were 
the currency of the northern settlements.

Starring

John Hart as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
Lon Chaney, Jr. as Chingachgook


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