The Mountain Men (1980)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.

• Released: 1980-06-01
• Genres: Adventure, Western, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 66 votes

Directed by Richard Lang.

Top cast

• Charlton Heston as Bill Tyler
• Brian Keith as Henry Frapp
• Victoria Racimo as Running Moon
• Stephen Macht as Heavy Eagle
• Seymour Cassel as La Bont
• David Ackroyd as Medicine Wolf
• Cal Bellini as Cross Otter
• John Glover as Nathan Wyeth
• William Lucking as Jim Walter
• Ken Ruta as Fontenelle

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Mountain Men

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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