Jeremiah Johnson | Jeremiah attacks the Crow Indians | Warner Classics

Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford) finds his wife and stepson dead, murdered by the Crow Indians. After some time, he tenderly places the boy and his wife in the bed, covers them, and sets fire to the cabin. Jeremiah then tracks down the murderous group of six or seven Crow warriors and attacks their campsite and a brutal fight ensues.
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About Jeremiah Johnson (1972):
Superstar Robert Redford stars in this powerful and unforgettable wilderness epic of a man who turns his back on civilization and learns a new code of survival in a brutal land of isolated mountains and hostile Indians.
The Los Angeles Times calls this box-office hit "an uncommon, extraordinarily appealing film experience," directed by Sidney Pollack (The Firm, Tootsie) and written by John Milius (Apocalypse Now, Magnum Force) and Academy Award-winner Edward Anhalt (Panic in the Streets).

[@bluzzjazz]

One of my favorite Redford movies. No matter when I run across it, I will watch it, it's that good.

[@daytripperhd]

like this clip:)

[@willl7780]

me2

[@richardreimer]

Will Geer also helped to make the film. My favorite shot of him is coming down in the snow on horse back.

[@textech4056]

Agreed. It's a great movie. One of Redford's best. Very realistic and based on a true character.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Truly a classic. It says so much about 1972, as it does about 1872.

[@darkprince9064]

1830s during war with Mexico

[@thek-man5079]

One of the best movies ever made.

[@donarthiazi2443]

Absolutely 👍

[@tommyjoestallings855]

A legend a true actor/artist

[@jim-se5xc]

He always had that terrific hair.

[@raulcastro925]

Agreed.

[@alanclampitt1876]

When a man is overcome with grief and rage, he can become an unstoppable force

[@Nantosuelta]

Someone with absolutely nothing to lose in the most dangerous enemy

[@donnhate9081]

You watch to many movies...

[@ishitunot5152]

Dont you mean when an actor is overcome with greif and rage and the actors pretending to be Crow are good stuntmen he becomes an unstoppable force.

[@dropkickirish4449]

@@ishitunot5152Can’t get one over on you.

[@Imragnar1]

Cept liver eatin johnson was even more badass

[@fredsavage4925]

The dismount with a rifle in each hand is completely bad ass.

[@seifazghandi1228]

I agree! there is no grace in dismount; just business!

[@petethehawk5186]

Yea my boy just walks up with two rifles and goes to work lol. Boss

[@WarDog793]

One of Redford's best performances.

[@bustergrant6735]

agree

[@zachgravell8924]

What's the movie called?

[@mikecimerian6913]

@@zachgravell8924 Titled: Jeremiah Johnson. It is an epic story and a must watch. Very good depiction of mountain folk. What we see here is the beginning of a personal vendetta, a lot more happens before. The music and songs have a bardic flavor.

[@mtoscano343]

IMHO, his best performance out of many

[@MrCaveman366]

Id say it is his very best

[@davevic5147]

I'm 64 now. My Dad took me to this movie. He's gone now. It was a special movie then and even more so now.

[@SloMo2723]

That movie would never be made now! It's one of my all time favorite movies.

[@jorgeo4483]

From Spain: Were are all that films now my god. I watched it most than 50 times.

[@musicfunlax1224]

And finding that movie to download somewhere is quite impossible , why?

[@storbokki371]

@@musicfunlax1224 You aren't trying hard enough. I just looked and it's easy to find. If you want to rent, the whole movie is on KZbin. If you want if free, it's on Vimeo. All I did was search the internet for "Jeremiah Johnson free movie". It's that easy.

[@sebastiandrylla]

​​@@musicfunlax1224 Because it shows, that the White man has the right to defend himself and his nearones.... And that IS "rasist" in 2024😮😮😮

[@alexgramm5170]

One of my favorites..

[@darrylwiggins4799]

I hope to God noone even attempts to remake this Redford classic.

[@charlesbraun8867]

Saw this with my dad at a drive in . We also were members of the national muzzleloading rifle association . We dressed , and hunted just like you see here . 62 now that was along time ago .

[@philleotardo8760]

You should check out this KZbinr called Townsend he does exactly what you’re talking about. Dress up in full 16th century gear does cooking tutorials anything related to that era including how to make ammo etc…

[@AA-zc4vd]

Went with my dad opening night. A film I will never forget, I'm 63. My mom wasn't pleased at the time but my dad paid no mind and took me anyway.

[@jeffschroeder6989]

Just took my 16yo son to the NMLRA shoot in Friendship this past weekend, had an amazing time, already planning of going back next year.

[@whatsreal7506]

60-something here. Awesome movie! It never gets old.

[@charlesbraun8867]

62 here saw it at a drive in with my dad

[@tommyholt5127]

50 myself, I saw it with my ole dad to twin aire drive in mid 80's Knoxville Tennessee, they would show double features of some films that were a few years old fridays and saturdays

[@fisherj5087]

Love movies from the 70s but never seen this one. Where to watch?

[@tommyholt5127]

@@fisherj5087 I think maybe an app called TV Land, but I may be a little off, I have a VHS copy that I wear out, I'll try to digitize it and post it on my little brothers channel, it is Redfords opus in mine own opinion, it is a definite worthy view. I am 56% CHEROKEE. And we watch it on my little 27 inch analog TV with a VHS built in

[@bluerock4456]

@@whatsreal7506 ... My now-16-year-old loved watching this film when she was 3 4, 5 6. She'd ask for 'Johnson'.

[@BobGranados]

Watched this movie in 73, at the theater .. Age 8 - Still blown away, to this day

[@donarthiazi2443]

Ditto born 1965

[@bialyser276]

When actors were artists, not celebrities.

[@donarthiazi2443]

They've always been celebrities

[@Para-rt9uk]

What do you mean? Cocaine fuelled actors nowadays, know about politics and everything on how to run your life.

[@andyman8630]

@@donarthiazi2443 but not always artists

[@lindenblack2172]

Amen.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@andyman8630 And not all actors were artists. Not by a long shot. Beautiful women have gotten movie roles on the _casting couch_ all the way back to the silent film era. Same applies to men for that matter. Nothing new at all for actresses that had no discernable talent to become starlets.

[@bluerock4456]

The power of that horse, running across the wintry meadow ...

[@gerrymcguire7521]

He loved her and he loved the boy. He loved the life he carved out for them all. He is shattered like all of us would be!

[@skyarcher9692]

I like the way Mr Redford moves. So natural, so fluid.

[@MrEddienoe]

Movies this good will never be made again

[@martinlewis2969]

Not a massive fan of Redford but this film was excellent from start to finish.

[@mikecimerian6913]

Three Days of the Condor is pretty good.

[@donarthiazi2443]

​@mikecimeria So is _Butch & Sundance_

[@martinlewis2969]

@@donarthiazi2443 no, I personally wasn't too keen on that, I'm very pernickety when it comes to films 📼

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@martinlewis2969 I know what you mean. I'm like that about grammar and spelling. That would be _"persnickety"._

[@martinlewis2969]

@@donarthiazi2443 touché

[@davidnewland2461]

That music always comes back to me in sad times

[@frankkoolosko4255]

I was never a fan of Robert Redford, but I absolutely love this movie and his performance in it , way better than anything else has ever been in.

[@DanielJustice-rg4oh]

I read the book in the seventies when I was a kid. The book is awesome

[@tubalcain6874]

It came out in 1972. I was 14. It hit television as a movie in 1975 with one of the network stations in the area where I lived. I watched it with my late father. Redford was around 36 when it was made. That was definitely a different period of time.

[@DarrellAdler]

I’ve seen this movie probably 10 times and I can’t believe I just noticed that at the Indian burial site he’s basically clean-shaven and when he gets to his home he’s got a week or two beard growth.

[@davevogelar9965]

I bought this movie for both my son's for Christmas present. They could watch it and love it like I do.

[@julieclayton-west624]

A devastating scene, everyone he loved butchered. Revenge was all he had left. What a movie.

[@dlkline27]

One fantastic movie. I've watched it at least a half dozen times and I'll probably watch it again, and again, and again...

[@marksellers4875]

Great movie! Redford's best work by far.

[@dennisgoodnight2029]

I love the ending of this movie, I could watch it everyday.

[@justdoingitjim7095]

I used to have this movie on VHS and I miss having it. This was one of my most favorite movies of all time.

[@popsfursmurf]

I feel you, same story. My pops showed my this and we would trade lines from it every chance we got. Excellent film.

[@karlheder7678]

It is my favorite also

[@dannyd464]

I still have it on DVD.

[@dominicjohnson8427]

My favourite was butch n sun dance but I know how you feel

[@pcbacklash_3261]

I wouldn't be surprised if this movie has the least amount of dialogue of any modern film. And it's one of my all-time favorites, because of scenes like this.

[@GCWERK]

Lee Marvin did Hell in the Pacific. Way less dialog.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

@@GCWERK Excellent point! It's been even longer since I've seen that movie (the great Toshiro!). Now I'm curious as to which one actually has less dialogue! 🙂

[@mr.w5132]

Castaway?

[@pcbacklash_3261]

@@mr.w5132 Another excellent choice, and one that didn't occur to me. I wonder if anyone's ever done an analysis of the transcripts of these films to discover which one has the least dialogue.

[@paulosullivan4819]

Even the director basically said this was a silent movie.

[@scottlock7681]

This movie is a big reason I still travel to the west to hunt in the rockie mountains! Saw it with my dad for the first time in the early 80s. What a great movie!

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

Watched this gem one wknd all alone when I was little, was totally engrossed.

[@dlafrontis6224]

I want to see full movie again please. Put it on again.

[@kirstencarpenter663]

After he gets it in the back the turn around flintlock shot is epic

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

THIS IS MY SECOND ALL TIME FAVORITE 🎬 MOVIE..MY FIRST BEING THAT OF "BEN~HUR"~~~~1959...

[@Patriot677]

Epic movie, saw it as a kid, finally got it on dvd. Long movie, but not long enough for me.

[@rickycarrell9181]

Great movie, we have it on DVD. Never get tired of it. Watch it in the summer to cool off. Love Redford.

[@karenknute4718]

Id rather see the scene.."you know how to skin a grizz greenhorn"?..lol..loved it

[@edwardbellus1572]

Happened upon this movie as me and best friend visited 3rd best, apartment in a blizzard just as we were getting off in an Ohio blizzard. Sat there and was stunned. We were roughly speechless for 2 hours whatever. Always going to be one of the favorites alongside Kelly's Heroes and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

[@edwardbellus1572]

Tripping on blotter acid about '79 or '80.

[@ryankerins361]

love this movie

[@greenwave819]

Old movies were so wack. He kills all but 1 of them and then lays down for a nap while the last guy is about 60 feet away??? aka he dies 20 seconds after the camera cuts

[@chaburchak]

It's amazing how versatile director Sidney Pollack was. The same guy who did Jeremiah Johnson also made Three Days of the Condor (another great one with Redford) as well as the romance of The Way We Were and the broad (no pun intended) comedy of Tootsie. One of my personal favorites was The Yakuza with Robert Mitchum...

[@tommyjoestallings855]

Man what a great movie, made go buy a hawkens rifle when I was n my 20’s and go in the woods and I was a mountain man in Florida. I actually built a shelter and hunted and lived it. 😊

[@paulschmidtke425]

In my 60's love this movie , work with a young guy in his 20's say it's his favourite movie

[@Drrayoldman]

Watched this at the Jesup Drive In as a high school senior. It was such a good movie I kept my hands to myself, except for the occasional handful of popcorn. My girlfriend wasn't pleased.

[@kargocult]

I'm glad he had a supply of razor blades and a good barber was handy too. So realistic.

[@jensmunch-wz1qu]

Great. Greetings from Germany. Seen the fil ages ago....

[@myfungifs7901]

Alles gute from Canada to you .👍😀🍻

[@donarthiazi2443]

Jawohl!!

[@alexanderthurman214]

This movie is my favorite, by Robert Redford’s! May God bless everyone ✝️🇺🇸!

[@Arfabiscuit]

Far better than the revenant

[@Baambam1]

"Liver" eatin Johnson. That was his name in real life. At least the guy who is portrayed here.

[@tylerpace6517]

This scene and the Patriot when Gibson saves his son from the British and the ending of Last of the Mahicans are great fight scenes.

[@robertsutphen2333]

My #2 movie of all time…. I’m 73….Josie Wales #1

[@kidcheater5786]

7:28 I feel like this scene was almost like he was possessed by a spirit of vengeance, and it’s only when the native sings his song of death that Jeremiah breaks free.

[@anonymousf454]

The horse was like "Bro, Its time. We must bury our fallen, then we will ride and take many scalps for vengance"

[@JakeBor]

vengeance

[@anonymousf454]

​@@JakeBor"We will have both"😂

[@JimNobles-gv4ky]

You can see the disbelief in his eyes…. Nothing left but pain….

[@jimbt9889]

Epic classic....best mountain man film ever.... can't even think of a second place. Revenent maybe but it was far fetched in places. Best ever bar none

[@BobSlob-nv1rt]

Charleton Heston and Brian Keith in the MOUNTAIN MEN

[@mikehaws3187]

Loved this battle scene. Lone man facing down the odds. 2 rifles one pistol one knife and two hard fists.. He hit em hard and fast. He let the fat one go...

[@alainfougeres9604]

Redford dans toutes ça beauté et son talent…

[@gavinscott8903]

This is a very good movie

[@sebastiandrylla]

Man... THAT! Was a movie!😮

[@otrebliGilberto1987]

LINDO FILME ONDE JEREMIAH CANSADO DA CIDADE VAI PARA AS MONTANHAS ONDE A VIDA É DURA E PERIGOSA ENTRE ANIMAIS E ÍNDIOS QUE Ô CAÇA COMO TROFÉU! NÃO CANSEI DE ASSISTIR AINDA DEPOIS DE MAIS DA 10 VEZES!❤ EU AMO FAROESTE🤠🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@bullboo1]

Saw this in 72 at the movies as a kid.

[@JoeyJordan-b6k]

One of my favorites 😊

[@davidhawkins8830]

Brilliant film 👍

[@antoniocancado8233]

Amazing film, I have it on DVD 😊

[@pino8447]

Title?

[@mattdonna9677]

​@@pino8447Jeremiah Johnson. I also have the DVD.

[@reiyen4761]

This movie is gold

[@алексейфедорофф-в3ь]

Скажите, пожалуйста, что за фильм? Смотрел давным-давно и помню только эту сцену...

[@Pazuzu-Gazuzu]

Jeremiasz Johnson.

[@алексейфедорофф-в3ь]

@@Pazuzu-Gazuzu Спасибо!

[@williamdemay9446]

Tribe's greatness is figured om how great his enemies be per Del Gue. Crow were a great tribe for sure.

[@adamzivkovic2820]

watching the movie and loving it.

[@Michael-m2b3k]

I seen this movie when I was about 11 years old and I liked this movie very much !!! Great acting by the classic Robert Redford !!! This was an absolute awesome movie from start to finish !!! Again , great movie !!!

[@rusty-eyewitness]

Any person that can shoot a .50 Caliber Hawken rifle with one hand, IS THE MAN!!!!!

[@williamschlosser77]

The arrow in the door mantle is a nice touch, but no Native Warrior would ever leave an arrow behind.

[@michaeltrivette1728]

Bullshit

[@donarthiazi2443]

Exactly. It took tons of both time & effort to craft an arrow that perfect. Natives took great care to arm themselves as efficiently as possible. Their meals and lives depended on it. (not to mention a lot of Pride because of course they would check out each other's work 😊) Great comment btw👍

[@mikewest712]

If one was buried up in wood they would have broke it flush and had a short arrow? Warrior tribes were never hurting for arrows. They had a stash.

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@mikewest712Yes, if it were buried deep in the wood. But look at the arrow at around 3:58 in the clip. Only the tip is barely stuck. That would never be just left there. (I'm not sure why it would be there in the first place?)

[@donarthiazi2443]

PS Does this look like a metal arrow to you? Seems to be 🤔

[@jowants2cvids]

Always wondered what the crow song meant, why it calmed him down, anyone who can enlighten me?

[@maxjohnson1758]

It was his death chant. It was supposed to show that Johnson's desire for vengeance was satiated and so he showed mercy to the last one.

[@jonsmith1462]

He was signing "please don't kill me white boy"

[@BrianHarbut-v5k]

Filmed on Redfords ranch I believe! Great film

[@marshalek208]

I discovered this movie is based on an actual person. Great movie.

[@DrawnInk1]

Superb film

[@ikesimplekin8334]

Diversity at its finest

[@willbass2869]

Redford's attack on the Crow reminds me of Mel Gibson's attack on the British wagon train to rescue his son in "The Patriot"

[@waragainstmyself1159]

A father's rage

[@mH8675309]

He was never the same after this

[@garyowen9044]

Netflix is doing a remake of this. Laverne Cox has been cast as Jeremiah Johnson.

[@BillyAsWell]

The Chinese and the Japanese would compose death poetry, sometimes as they were breathing their last breath. The Crow singing his death song was always a reminder of how similar refined warrior cultures truly are.

[@vadimpm1290]

The warrior cultures of Native Americans and Japanese aren't convergent, they are congeners.

[@Theradicalreb]

@@vadimpm1290 right. What?…..

[@blacknapalm2131]

Murdered helpless women and children but then RUNS away from a fair fight to sing a little song? Some warriors they were.

[@Myk-t9r]

When he sang his death song my heart glowed

[@vadimpm1290]

@@Theradicalreb Eastern Asians and Native Americans come from the common ancestors, so these songs may be their common cultural heritage.

[@cambium0]

redford said that he did big studio movies like The Sting and Butch Cassidy so that he could have the freedom to do projects like this.

[@MrTullomania]

Actually, he did big commercial movies so he could raise funds to buy up property up Provo Canyon at what he later called Sundance, after his iconic role of the same name in Butch Cassidy. He didn't want it to be developed and turned into private cabins or worse by local developers. He was in a race against time to acquire as much property as quickly as possible. His earnings from big movies grew steadily. He poured most of it into expanding Sundance, living modestly in a fairly small house with his local Utah-raised wife and young children. For many years he lived very simply up Provo Canyon, driving an old Suburban, adding value to the local community, and investing in Sundance, making it into a very good ski resort, restaurant, cowboy bar, film festival, local theater, and more. He transformed the filming location of Jeremiah Johnson into an independent film mecca, while mostly preserving the natural environment from a more crude and private version of real estate development

[@cambium0]

@@MrTullomania I'm sure that's true and good for him, but what I said was paraphrased from an interview with him. Both could be true to an extent

[@wallytidwell1439]

One of my favorite movies

[@beeamerica5024]

Should not have left him alive they would have never known

[@db5757]

I think he wanted them to know.

[@robertilardi6290]

Great movie my favorite, as a kid.

[@etubrutus3501]

Will Geer was the best part of this movie

[@larrydouglas8655]

His portrayal was of the real Grizzly Adams. Nothing like the TV series portraid him.

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

Poor Jeremiah lost the only thing he could call family. Even worse was the fact that the Indian woman and boy were completely innocent. Sad.😔

[@kenhernacki3317]

Great movie

[@blacknapalm2131]

Rainbow nations of peace enriching his family

[@snatchman7917]

Some real good sound efffects,horse galloping in the valley is just 1.....

[@itsecuriityed1985]

Adopted son. Neither was the child's parent.

[@bernardhayes4459]

John Milus’s best screenplay

[@vr6g608]

Greatest movie ever made.

[@iamtoothewalrus]

Reminds me of the time long ago when hollywood made great movies instead of woke trash.

[@jacobscott2443]

Fan of historical fiction huh? The Crow tribe never ventured that far south. Folks like you call knowing that bit “woke”. The rest of the world calls it understanding geography and history. People like you are why the dark ages came about too interested in burning books than learning from them

[@derrickduncanson9253]

Great movie.

[@lucaarienta7690]

Storia del cinema capolavoro senza tempo! Redford magnifico!🙂👍

[@kizmo2317]

Yeah, choir boy would've had his throat cut 5 notes into his "song".

[@rovinggnome143]

Wait what, this fight scene was ahead of it's time!

[@davidprovance6609]

One of my all time favorites. How come he’s trader who never goes to town though? What’s he doing with the firs?

[@JohnRyan-gr8bs]

Johnson stopped trapping He later moved to Los Angeles died there in 1905

[@Spectator1959]

And his body - what was left of it - was reburied in Cody Wyoming in 1974, two years after the movie came out. Robert Redford was chief pallbearer and quietly paid for part of the move.

[@worthtech3249]

@@Spectator1959 Many of the scenes in the movie were shot off mount Timpanogos in northern Utah....Redford purchased a large section of the land off the back of the mountain where he lives to this day....He calls the ranch Sundance after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (also partially shot in that location). The Alpine loop that runs through the edge of his property opens in the spring time each year..One of the most beautiful places I've ever hiked.

[@J-AficioArtes]

!,La pelicula y protagonista.son Exelentes.USA:WESTERNS.

[@raymondgonzales1226]

The movie and protagonist are excellant