Man in the Wilderness - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[kenzi]

The reason John Bindon has very little screen time is because the producers fired him in the early stages of shooting after he and Richard Harris had a fight. His lines were given to other actors.

[veronica]

Production lasted from early February to April in 1971.

[edgar]

Zachary Bass, who is based on real-life mountain man Hugh Glass, is shown to have had a wife and son in this movie. However, there's no record of the noted historical figure ever being married and having any children. Similarly, in The Revenant (2015) Glass was also shown to have a wife and son.

[lena]

Body Count: 10 (possibly many more)

[fred]

The reason why some of the names and events were altered in this film was because the filmmakers wanted to avoid paying rights fees to Frederick Manfred, whose 1954 novel "Lord Grizzly" was based on Hugh Glass' ordeal and journey. Manfred has stated that the film was not what he envisioned. He was so appalled by the lack of credit that he threatened to sue the producers. They ended up settling out of court.

[bernard]

John Huston ended up joining this film two days after he had quit as director for The Last Run (1971) and was replaced by Richard Fleischer. The reason he left that production was due to onset fights he had with George C. Scott, whom he had previously worked with on The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966). Scott had even had fights with Tina Aumont, one of the film's actresses, which caused her to leave the film as well.

[sandra]

In the last scene Bass asks for his rifle then walks away. Up until then he had only his spear, without powder, flints and lead shot the rifle would be useless.

[gerald]

This film is often mistakenly thought to be a sequel to A Man Called Horse (1970), due to Richard Harris' starring in both films within a year of one another and the similarities that both films' story lines share.