The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film) run, the film had made $75,505,856. It was ranked the 17th highest-grossing film of 1992 in the United States. The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film) The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. It was written and directed by Michael Mann and was based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel "The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757" and George B. Seitz's 1936 film adaptation, owing more to the film than the novel. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, with
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) set on fire. Alice and the others encounter a British relief force led by General Abercrombie. They storm the camp and free Hawkeye. Hawkeye faces a court-martial, but Heyward has the charges dismissed. Hawkeye enlists in the British Army and sets out with them to attack Canada. Alice tells him she will be waiting for him at Albany. The movie was the last of several producer Edward Small's Reliance Picture Corporation made for United Artists. Merle Oberon was originally announced as the female lead. There were plans to make the movie in colour but Small decided it was too expensive.