The Last of the Mohicans (1936) - full transcript

Your majesty, North America
isn't worth the trouble.

Let Montcalm invade it,
withdraw our forces...

and concentrate our armies
here in Europe, the main theater of war.

Newcastle wants to give the country back
to the Indian, what do you propose Mr. Pitt?

To reinforce Colonel Munro at Albany Sire.
Move General Webb in support...

and drive the French out of North
America as we are doing in India.

- For a wilderness?
- For the raw material of an empire Sire.

And what is it the Duke says?

I agree with Mr. Pitt entirely sire.

Is the war office prepared?

Major Heyward is ready to take
the next frigate to the Americas.



He will carry our dispatches,
and remain there...

as second in command to Colonel Munro.

Do you think you'll find any difficulty
in adapting yourself...

to a new country, Major?

The British army has always adapted
a new country to England sire.

You may proceed, Mr. Pi.
You have cane Blanche.

Thanks, your majesty.

Your majesty, Pitt is as mad as a hatter.

Mad, is he?

I wish he'd fight some of my other ministers.

Ah, you, direct me to Colonel Munro.

Well, you'll likely find him
at the platoon's house, a dancing.

Oh, thank you.

Are you in the habit of addressing
officers with a pipe in your mouth?



No, sometimes I chew snuff.

We'll give you a lift, soldier.

Your presence, Miss Cora,
changes this Dutch village into paradise.

Sir, you're so impetuous,
you frighten the wits out of me.

This is the first time I have seen
your daughter Cora so gay,

so carefree, Colonel.

Yes, mind her.

The girl had a sad experience.

Young lad she was to marry, lost at sea
in a naval engagement.

I thought this trip might help her to forget.

Pardon me,
there is an officer to see the Colonel.

Duncan Heyward, why,
what wind blows you to America?

Good to see you sir.

So, you bedeviled Munro
to grant you fellow, after all.

No sir, important dispatches.

Oh, excellent last, I'm in need
of a thrush with the French.

It's still as ditch-water here.

I suppose you know what this says.

Yes, well, you're looking
very well yourself sir.

Oh, alright, I see, go and find Alice.

- Report back to me in half an hour.
- Thank you sir.

Last time I saw her, she was in the garden,

with a very attractive young captain.

Well, I arrived in the nick
of time, didn't I?

Looking for someone, Major Heyward?

Alice.

Jove, I've looked forward to this.

You haven't changed a bit, Duncan.

Can you blame me?

You've no right to look so beautiful.

And gallant as ever.

You're just as cruel.

After I've braved the wide
Atlantic to be by your side.

Yes, I suppose you do deserve
a reward, don't you?

Well, that's a very small kiss
after such a long journey.

You know, I had hoped you might
have changed your mind about me.

I haven't, Duncan, I'm sorry.

There's no chance that someday
it might be different?

It isn't fair to ask you to wait.

See, a British officer never gives
in without a struggle.

Spoken like a true Britain sir.

And, Miss Munro, you may consider
yourself in a permanent state of siege.

I shall welcome it.

Come on, let's find Cora,
she'll be delighted to see you.

Oh, yes, how is your sister?

Oh, ever so much happier here.

Gentlemen of the regiment, attention.

Your Colonel has orders.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry,

but all arbiters must report
to their quarters at once,

we march tomorrow.

How are you, Colonel?

How are you, Winthrop?

This is Major Heyward.

Mr. Winthrop sir.

How do you do, Major?

Colonel, I think you're going
to be a little short handed.

My men seem to think this is all
your fight and none of theirs.

Winthrop, my orders are to advance
my entire command to Fort William Henry.

Engage Montcalm until we reinforce
General Webb.

What I didn't realize was that half
my command were colonials,

however, we march today with or without you.

Whether we go or not is for my men to decide.

Sound the assembly, we'll talk to them.

Yes sir.

Howdy, Hawkeye, haven't seen you
in a dunes age.

Hi, Hank. Hello, Zeke.

What brings you to town?

I've been traveling up on the border.

What have you boys turned out for?

British want us to march up
to Fort William Henry with them.

Yeah? What's the matter, haven't
you enough trouble here at home?

Men, Colonel Munro has asked me
to say a few words.

Having just arrived from England,
I can assure you that his majesty,

King George, is eager for your support.

I feel sure that as loyal subjects
to the crown,

you'll be glad to render
this valuable service to your king.

Just how far from the settlement
will this campaign take us, Major?

To the main outpost, Fort William Henry.

Why, that's a good two days march,
maybe more.

It should be enough to remind you
that France is our enemy.

Your enemy, not ours.

Yeah, we ain't fighting France, you are.

We ain't fighting no one, except Indians.

I ain't fighting them if I can help it.

Wait a minute, this isn't war,
this is merely a skirmish.

Then you'd better get ready to skirmish
because I've just come...

from trapping on Lake George,
and a Huron war party...

is a canoeing down from the border.

That's all the more reason then
for you colonials to join us.

You can do what you want
with your own scalps, Major,

but don't start telling us
what to do with ours.

Hey, where are you going, Indian?

Me Magua scout,
come to see big white chief Munro.

You colonials,
by helping us to defeat Montcalm,

are helping yourselves to defeat the Hurons,

who are allies of the French.

Yeah, and while these men
are cooped up at Fort William Henry,

let the Indians burn their homes,
butcher their families.

I come from Ticonderoga, see Montcalm.

Montcalm? Why that means the French are...

Men, I've just learned the French
are advancing on Fort William Henry.

You know what that means, if they break
through, they and the Indians...

will loot and pillage every settlement
this side of Lake George.

Are you going to let that happen
or are you going to help us...

stop them at Fort William Henry?

Wait a minute, boys.

I believe the men will enlist sir,
on one condition,

if the Hurons break through, they can
come back and protect their homes.

How about it, boys?

Alright, agreed.

What do you say, men?

What do you say, Hawkeye?

I had my say.

Well, you've learned your first lesson
about the colonial.

You play the game, so long as you
don't try to make rules for them.

We're lucky to get out of that.

Yes, you need a bit of luck
in this country, my boy.

Who was that man talking back to Duncan?

Oh, a fellow the Indians called Hawkeye,
he's a scout, a pretty good one...

I understand, why?

I thought we hang traitors.

Yeah, so did I.

Well, this is a country of forests, but
I doubt it there would be enough trees...

to go around if we started hanging
people for speaking their minds.

Well, go on and pack.

When you keep one man waiting it's coquetry,

but a thousand, treason.

Oh, Magua.

Take this to the quartermaster,
and give this to Dubago.

Southern beggar that.

He's the best scout I have.

He's a Mohawk, I had to give him
a taste of the cane once,

but it made a man out of him.

Yes, he probably deserved it.

Magua, I wonder what
that weasel is doing here.

Him scout for Yangeze,
Mohawks take him in tribe,

make him blood brother.

More, he was born a Huron.

I bet a rifle against a powder-horn,
he's still a Huron.

Come on, we'd better warn Munro.

It's the petticoats that make it so full.

Nothing like a woman's modesty
to take up space.

Well?

I want to talk to the Colonel,
they told me he was here.

Colonel Munro is not here.

It's awful important, ma'am.

You doubt my word?

No, of course not, only I want to...

I'm sure the Colonel would not be
interested in anything...

that you might have to say.

He'd be an awful fool then, ma'am.
I came hereto be of service to him.

You of service?

If you want to be of service,
why aren't you in uniform?

Maybe I've got too much sense
to wear a red coat in the woods.

Perhaps you'd be interested to know
that the Colonel is my father.

I'm not, ma'am, not a bit.
You see, I wanted to...

I said the Colonel is not here.

You're sure of that?

I'm positive.

- Here come two.
- Yes.

You think it's safe sir?

Oh, they're seasoned campaigners, my boy.

Magua know short trail.

No good for army, good for small party.

Splendid, you hear that, Heyward?

If you don't mind sir,
I'd like to accompany the young ladies.

Oh, that's one way to enjoy a walk.

Come along.

♪ Father and I went down to camp ♪

♪ Along with Captain Gooding ♪

♪ And there we saw the men and boys ♪

♪ As thick as hasty pudding ♪

♪ Yankee doodle, keep it up ♪

♪ Yankee doodle dandy ♪

♪ Mind the music and the step ♪

♪ And with the girls be handy ♪

♪ Father and I went down to camp ♪

♪ Along with Captain Gooding ♪

♪ And there we saw the men and boys ♪

♪ As thick as hasty pudding ♪

♪ Yankee doodle, keep it up ♪

♪ Yankee doodle dandy ♪

♪ Mind the music and the step ♪

♪ And with the girls be handy ♪

Short trail here.

- Goodbye, dear.
- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

Give my regards to the Commodore.

You'll be there hours before we are.

Take good care of them, Major.

We'll take care of him.

We are the veterans here.

This fellow may be a very
excellent guide, but cook, no.

Careful Duncan, you might hurt his feelings.

I don't think he's got any feelings.

Never mind, Duncan,
we'll be at the fort tomorrow.

Yes, we're wasting time.

Hey, you, get these things packed up.

What's that for?

You take them trail, me follow.

Why?

I forget put out fire.

Alright, go ahead.

These Indians are terrified of forest fires.

They can burn up the whole country
as far as I'm concerned.

Get down, water our horses.

Don't be a fool, man, never water
a mount when he's sweating.

White chief right, we wait.

That fellow is taking long enough
watering those horses.

Duncan, do stop grousing.

Oh, it's all nonsense.

Hey, you, hurry up.

Duncan.

My People.

Oh, and what do they want?

Want pale faced squaws.

What?

No, leave him alone.

Magua great warrior, big white
chief Munro whip Magua like dog.

And you deserved it.

Now Magua wipe out scars.

Pale faced squaws live, you die.

Let me go. No, let me go.

Alice. Alice.

Cora, get me a musket, quick.

Don't shoot. Can't you see they're
different from the others?

I don't trust any of them.

If your aim is as bad as your judgment Major,

I don't imagine there's much
danger of you hitting them.

What are you trying to do?

Among other things, trying to keep you
from being burned at the stake,

if you aren't too green to burn.

You, tell them to stop that.

Too late to put them back.

And scalps to the Indians, Major,
are like your medals,

they've got the same meanings, killing.

Well, we better get back to
the main track and join the Colonel.

You'll never get through,
you better come with me.

I'm quite capable
of taking care of these ladies.

So I noticed.

What's that? Wolves?

On two legs and headed this way. Follow me.

Our horses, where are they?

I had them killed.

Killed, you fool? What for?

Indians can hear a horse
for miles in the woods.

Come on, grab a musket.

Go on, follow the Mohicans.

Wait a minute, give me that lace piece.

- What?
- This thing.

Eh. Horse trail this way.

Cora, come on.

Come on, keep moving.

Rest now.

I hate running away like this,

I'll wager that fellow
has exaggerated the danger.

Why should he?

He hasn't impressed me
as a man given to exaggeration.

Maybe Huron canoes in cove.

Yeah, maybe.

Chief daughter rest, Uncas watch.

I think I shall.

Magua, Magua.

No, Hawkeye make false trail.

I wonder if he can be trusted.

What makes you think he can't?

I don't know, he's little more
than a white savage himself.

Oh, Duncan, don't be such a bear.

Ok, Chingachgook.

Come on, into the canoes.

Wait a minute, where do
you think you're taking her?

Major, I'm not asking you to trust me,
I'm taking the ladies,

but if you'd rather wait
for the Hurons, that's your affair.

Hear that, come on.

Mohicans.

Take the left fork, to Bear Cave.

I'll lead them off.

Hawkeye, look.

Keep on paddling, we'll turn
to shore around at the next bend.

That was a bit close.

We're not out of it yet.

There is a cabin ahead where
we can get shelter until sundown.

What happened?

Got their haircut by Huron barbers.

How can you speak so unfeelingly?

I'm feeling, Miss Munro.

I knew these folks and blazed
the trail that brought them here.

This is how my parents died,
a fire and scalping knife.

How terrible.

And this won't be all, with the men
at Fort William Henry,

no settlement will be safe.

Will you accept my apology for
what I said when I first met you?

That's alright, you didn't know any better.

I do now.

We'd better get back to the canoe.

We start now, when are we going on?

Just as soon as I finish patching the canoe.

Now I keep thinking there's
an Indian behind every tree.

And my scalp feels very uncertain.

You don't scare easy, do you?

I'm with you and you seem to know
your way around the woods.

I ought to, the Mohicans raised
me after the massacre.

Never saw another settlement until I was ten.

And this has been your life, this forest?

Yes.

Aren't you ever lonely?

Lonely?

Yes, I mean curious about the rest
of the world, London for instance.

A man could spend a lifetime
exploring this country...

and never walk the same trail twice.

Men have only touched it.

Why, out beyond the Ohio is a land
where no white man is ever been.

Every time I open up a new trail,
I like to think that others will follow.

Maybe someday build a big city at its end.

I wonder if you can understand
what it means to be first.

I think I can.

Something frightened that deer.

Or maybe we did.

No, we are down wind.

We'd better get out of here.

Fool, separating our parties like this.

Two party alive, good.

One party dead, no good.

What on earth are you doing?

Listen to beaver, downstream.

Indian sentry, when canoe come,
beaver flap tail.

Hawkeye bring sister soon.

Oh, I do hope so.

Hawkeye find way.

Like Indian, Hawkeye same as Uncas brother.

And the other one, is he your father?

Chingachgook Sagamore,
great chief of Mohican.

And you?

Uncas, little chief.

This mean Mohican chief.

Mohican, are you taking us to your people?

All my people gone, killed in Huron war.

Once many warrior in tribe.

For many summer this our hunting ground.

Now only Chingachgook and Uncas left.

You're all alone, so am I.

My warrior died at sea.

A chief?

In your way of speaking, yes.

Then your son would be a chief.

Makes a nice dream sometimes.

Here, you eat.

Mohican chief no wait on squaw.

Someone come.

Thank heavens you're safe.

Alice, we were so worried.

- Cora, you weren't afraid?
- No, not at all.

We were perfectly safe.

Duncan, I think you owe
this scout an apology.

Well, I apologize for mistrusting him
but I shan't forget his insolence.

There's lots of time to settle
our differences, Major.

In the mean time,
we got to think of the ladies.

Agreed.

I suggest we get some sleep now,
we leave at sunrise.

We leave now or we'll never see
the sunrise, come on.

- Any sign of the Heyward party yet?
- Not yet sir.

I wouldn't worry about that sir, one
of the horses may have gone lame.

Look, there's a flicker in the woods.

Those are picket fires.

- It's the French, sound the alarm.
- Yes sir.

Montcalm got us surrounded.

Call our allies, they'll never get through.

I hope your effort is to last, Captain.

Our British friends are not too hospitable.

We may be knocking at their door for months.

Wait, we brought you here
to shoot redcoats, not floating logs.

Log float against wind.

My darlings, you're safe at last.

You're safe, come.

Oh, my poor dears, just look at you.

Take them to the quarters,
get them dry clothes.

I'm alright.

I'm very grateful, I'll never forget this.

Well don't thank me sir,
the credit belongs to this scout.

I hadn't suspected you as an ally.

I'm not, my only reason for helping
the Major was because of the ladies.

Anyway accept my thanks.

Will you come to
the Colonel's quarters later?

I'd like to thank you also.

I'll tend to that, my dear.
I'll reward him personally.

Major, any reward I got coming
from you I can do without.

Alice, need you be so familiar
with that fellow?

Duncan, you're talking like a fool.

On active service,
discipline is an important thing.

I was only thanking him for saving our lives.

Well, need you be so effusive about it?

After all you're the Colonel's
daughter, you know?

When you say things like that, Duncan,

I like to think that it's
the army talking, not the man.

How many Yankees in the fort, Magua?

Two thousand.

And their wagons?

Fifteen wagons.

They'll be short of provisions soon.

We start pounding tonight, Monsieur.

Tonight sir.

We leave as soon as the moon sets.

I wonder if we'll ever meet again.

Some trail cross many times,
some trails cross only once.

I shan't forget you, Uncas.

As many dawn are mine, so many shall
I pray to the great spirits...

and for the one with the moon in her hair.

Pale faced squaw no good Mohican.

Fair hair make heart
of Uncas weak like water.

Can't blame him, Sagamore.

Hawkeye's heart weak like water.

You were going to leave
without coming to see me.

I'm not much of a hand at saying goodbye.

But you'll never get through.

Sagamore and I will have to take our chances.

Tell me, why are you going?

Well, I haven't changed my mind.

The colonials made a mistake
when they came here,

there's not much reason for me to stay.

Seems you have a healthy contempt
for everything British, haven't you?

I haven't noticed the British busting
into cheers whenever they see me.

That's because they don't know you as I do.

Chances are you'll be court-martialed
if they catch you talking to me.

I came to ask you to stay.

You know I don't belong here.

There's a fence between your world and mine.

And you have a trail to follow.

You know, it's a very sad trail
that leads back to no one.

There's an old Indian saying:

A trap awaits the otter who follows
the same trail twice.

You know, it just doesn't make sense
you and me being friends.

I don't care whether it makes sense or not,
I'm asking you to forget logic...

and reason, won't you please stay?

Looks like Montcalm means business.

Yes, we're surrounded and badly outnumbered.

We need every rifle.

Sounds like the French have changed my mind.

For the colonies, shoot straight to two.

Put your faith in heaven
and keep your powder dry.

Aim those guns to the right and fire rapidly.

It's a war, don't fall back.

Double duty like this calls for full
rations, not hard tack and water.

Courage, my boy, let us praise the lord...

that he may bring safety to us
as to the Israelites,

his manor in this wilderness.

Even if it is made of plaster.

Attention.

At ease.

No sign of reinforcements yet?

- None sir.
- I can't understand it.

We are only 15 miles away.

Webb is had over 10 days to get here.

It's possible that his reinforcements
from England haven't arrived yet.

The war office assured me
they'd be sent at once.

War office.

They don't know this wilderness.

I could lose an army between
here and New York.

Poor devils.

Soldiers curse to suffer in silence.

Soldiers privilege sir,
pity we don't have more men to fight.

Or less to die.

I'm sure the French couldn't have
intercepted all our runners.

And what else?

I've had no reply from General Webb.

At least I'm glad they carry verbal
messages and not written ones.

Perhaps one did get through sir,
but the message might not have seemed...

as urgent to General Webb
as a written dispatch.

Yes, he's right there sir.

You certainly wouldn't ignore
a message in your own hand.

If he got it.

Well an Indian might get through sir.

Yes, you can try again.

Alright, let one start at dark.

Yes sir.

All clear, Heyward?

All clear to the outer defenses sir.

Pity we couldn't hold them,
we could have covered the land better.

Guard these dispatches with your life,
we're depending on you.

Good luck, lad.

Get him up there, cover him.

Uncas, watch shore of lake,
many Huron canoes in reeds.

Alright, Heyward.

Get in there.

Hawkeye, keep it coming.

Alright, go ahead.

Give me your rifle, hold this.

Is he badly hurt?

No, no.

Good lad, take him to the fixing station.

Easy, lads.

Careful now.

He's my friend. I, I'm grateful.

You can save your thanks.

I couldn't let this dispatch fall
into enemy hands.

- Is he alright?
- Right as rain.

Tomahawk wound.

Knocked him unconscious
but did no permanent damage.

We'll have him around in no time.

You did your best, Uncas.

Chiefs mark my people.

Do marks speak?

It says, semper valor.
It means always brave, like you.

Your warrior.

My warrior who died in the sea, far away.

How is he?

Fair, has squaw fever.

Ottawa arrow.

Go through Uncas bullet pouch.

Ottawa like Huron, no good.

Run, kill pale face.

Slow death.

How many in their tribe?

Many, like leaves in forest.

I think we ought to take a look
at their camp.

We can get to them, through the swamp.

Alright, brothers, the Ottawa go
to English village, take scalp.

Not all Hurons go to village, some stay here.

If French take Munro's fort,
you take plenty English scalp.

Hey. Hey. Hey.

We saw them, heard them.
Magua stirred them into a frenzy.

If they and the Ottawa is
raid the settlements,

it'll be the bloodiest
massacre the frontier is ever known.

And the blood, Colonel,
will not be entirely on their hands.

But, my good man,
I tell you, Montcalm is in command.

And I assure you he's a soldier,
a gentleman, not a butcher.

And I assure you that he can't stop them.

We can handle the situation
when General Webb arrives.

He never will arrive and anyway Montcalm
outnumbers you and Webb combined.

You're short of food, supplies, munitions.

We'll defend our colors till the end sir.

And the end will be the massacre
of women and children...

left unprotected
because of your stubborn pride.

You forget yourself sir.

Perhaps I do,
but I didn't forget your promise,

that the colonials would be released
if the settlements were menaced.

My promise still holds good,
but I must've more definite proof...

than your word.

His word was good on this frontier
long before you came here, Colonel.

There's no use continuing the argument,

the situation demands a colonial stay.

If this is an example
of British colonial policy,

we'd do better to make our own
peace with the French.

That's sedition sir.

Well, whatever it is, it's the truth.

I'm under an obligation to you
so I won't have you whipped...

from the fort as you deserve,
but get out of here.

Major, I think someday you and I are going
to have a serious disagreement.

Quite probably.

- Alright, boys?
- Alright, Captain.

Alright, Hawkeye, I'm ready to go.

Good, strike for the east side
of the swamp...

until you cleared the French picket lines.

The Hurons are holding a pow wow so
you don't have to worry about them.

Alright, boys, no noise,
keep close to the man ahead of you.

Yeah, we should've skinned out
of here long ago.

You fellows going?

We ain't got no families, Captain.

Figured we'd stay here
and give the redcoats a hand.

I too.

When you have no ammunition, you need prayer.

We'll keep an eye on the redcoat sentries.

So you aren't coming?

- No.
- Wait, but...

Don't talk, hurry, you got to clear
the French outpost by dawn.

Good luck, Captain.

Well, what is it?

Captain. Stop them.

Sound the alarm.

You men, get out to the colonial camp
and see what's the matter.

Put these men in irons.

Sentries, get back to your post.

I want to see the prisoners,
I'll only be a moment.

Certainly, Miss Munro.

Hawkeye.

Sorry, I can't ask you in.

Hawkeye, why did you do it?

You saw the settlers' cabin
after an Indian raid.

Oh, but this is different.
Why, it's mutiny, it's desertion.

Maybe it is,
but what they're doing is murder.

I don't know the wrong or the right of it,
all I know is that they hang traitors.

And they'll hang you.

Knowing redcoats,
I bet they don't tie the knot right.

You should've gone when you had the chance.

Why did you stay?

If the fort falls,
we may have trouble with the Indians.

I thought your duty was with the settlements.

I guess now my only duty is here.

It was on my account that you stayed.

It can't make any difference,
if you know it now.

Perhaps there's a chance
I can make them understand.

Can't you see what he did was heroic?

He knew the consequences
and stayed to face them.

You're not hanging a man for mutiny,
you're hanging a man for doing...

what he felt was his duty.

Oh, father, can't you see how unjust it is?

I'm sorry, Alice.

Duncan, can't something be done?

No, he knew the regulations and knew
the penalties for breaking them.

I can't understand a man sending
a woman to plead for him.

He didn't send me, you know
he wouldn't ask you for anything.

He hates you and so do I
for saying such a thing.

I apologize, but why are you here?

You know the army, its regulations.

I'm here because I love him.

Yes, I thought that was it.

Alice, you know I'd do anything I could
to keep you from being hurt,

even to saving this traitor,
but the man is beyond pardon,

it's the army, it's justice.

Justice.

Justice, you've got your idea of justice
and the sooner the French guns...

blow the English army out of America,
the better it will be for the colonists.

Alice. You don't know what you're saying.

Oh, yes I do.

For once in my life I'm speaking
from my heart,

not out of an army book of regulations.

And if it's sedition, well, I'm proud of it.

Have you any idea where we are?

About five miles from the fort sir.

We better hurry or we won't reach
the French outpost before daylight.

You've done well, Magua.

Order a parley, Chevalier.

I'm sorry, Father,
but Alice wants to be alone.

It's incredible,
losing her head over this man.

I'm recommending clemency for the Indians,
but the scout knew what he was doing.

Montcalm is asking for parley sir.

Parley?

Well we needn't grant it sir.

I don't know. It will give the men a rest.

Until Webb arrives, every hour counts.

Alright, if the Frenchman
wants to talk, we'll oblige him.

- Send out a guard of honor.
- Yes sir.

Company, halt.

Right face.

Step side.

Present arms.

Colonel Munro, I have known you
as a gallant antagonist.

I am happy to make your
acquaintance as a friend.

And I to make yours, Mr. de Marquis.

I have long realized that even
outnumbered as you are,

it would be merely a waste
of breath to invite your surrender.

You are correct in that assumption, Monsieur.

As a soldier, I know that one
of your courage...

does not surrender until his
cause is proven hopeless.

Monsieur de Marquis,
I am a soldier, not a diplomat.

You have called this parley for a better
reason than an exchange of compliments.

What is it?

My scouts intercepted
a dispatch intended for you.

A dispatch, Monsieur?

Read it.

Colonel Munro, Fort William Henry,
no reinforcements available,

transports delayed by storms at sea,
if you cannot retreat,

advise immediate surrender of
Fort William Henry.

Signed, Webb.

This may be a trick sir.

No, it's Webb's signature.

You have no alternative, Colonel.

Your own general advises surrender.

I know the temper of our men sir.

I'm sure that rather than spend
the rest of the war in a French prison,

they'll fight till the end.

You've heard your answer,
Monsieur de Marquis.

Good evening.

No, Colonel, I beg you not to sign
the death warrant of so many brave men.

Listen to my terms.

Which are?

The fort must be destroyed.

Your men must lay down their arms
and return to England.

Further than that, ask what you will.

The honors of war?

They are granted.

My colors.

Take them to England.

Carry them to your king.

I accept your terms, the fort is yours.

So ends a career boy.

You did all you could sir.

Four o'clock, it'll be daylight soon.

Transports ready?

Yes sir.

The men will be ready
to march in half an hour.

Have the girls been called yet?

They're dressing now sir.

Should I have the assembly started?

France say peace.

They say bury our hatchets.

Plenty Huron warrior dead.

Our hatchets should be red with the blood
of our enemies, but they are bright.

We have no scalp, we are without honor.

There are plenty English scalps.

We'll get them.

Close the door.

General, the Indians
have broken into the fort,

they are massacring the garrison.

No. Reinforce the guards, Chevalier,
summon the fifth regiment.

Alice, Cora, let me in.

Hey, you.

Oh, no, let me go.

Stop, I command you. Stop.

Colonel Munro.

The girls...

Hey, you.

Oh, no. No, no, no. Let me go.

The young ladies, Magua took them.

- Magua.
- They'll head North to their own country.

Yes, yes, go. Save them.

Colonel Munro,
I've come to beg your forgiveness.

Forgiveness?

For a victory, General?

I'd rather have defeat
than a victory such as this.

As a soldier I've known both,
but this is the first time...

I've ever known disgrace.

The disgrace was not yours, General.

No one could stay the savagery of the Hurons.

I'm proud.

My last battle was lost to you, General.

There is no stigma to being
vanquished by such an adversary.

I'm more grateful for those words
than I shall be...

for his majesty's decorations.

We've looked everywhere
for your daughters sir.

We could find no trace of them.

But we shall continue to search, Colonel.

Every British officer shall be given
his parole to look for them.

It is my turn to be grateful, General.

My men recovered your sword from the Hurons.

I beg to return it to you.

Thank you, General.

I shan't need it again.

What you stalking, robin red breast, worms?

Well, now that you've tracked me down
I wish you'd get on with the shooting...

and spare me your wit such as it is.

Tracked you down?

Shoot you?

No, Major, when I go hunting
it's after mountain goat, not sheep.

I guess we're on the same mission.

I'm looking for the young ladies.

Well you're headed in the wrong direction,

you better come along with us.

Yangeze warrior like white squaw
in forest, no good.

It's his right to come.

I'll join you but I want you to
understand that I still consider you...

a mutineer, and if ever we are
under British jurisdiction again...

I shall enjoy pressing charges against you.

We understand each other, Major.

They took to the stream
to keep us from knowing...

whether they went up or down.

Uncas, try upstream
with the Major, we'll go down.

We've gone over a mile,
they must've gone the other way.

Look.

Stone turn.

It's Cora's ring, good girl.
Let's go and get the others.

No, wait. No time, leave mark for them.

Magua bring squaw to council house.

Let Magua tell council what he wishes.

This one Magua take for squaw.

Take your hands off her.

What of this one?

This one like warrior, she die in fire.

We'll die together.

This my squaw.

My son, she is unwilling.

I took these women, it is for me to say.

Malato has given us a law.

It is for law to say.

What kind of a law could you have?

White squaw, listen.

Our fathers planted corn,
hunted deer in these forests,

many moons before white
man's war canoe crossed great salt water.

Our law is good, it is squaw's right
to choose between Magua and fire.

Magua wait till sunrise for answer.

Bring them my house.

Day come soon, must be quick.

You watch.

Squaws wait see you in fire.

Come.

Cora, they are offering you your life.

How can you even suggest such a thing, Alice?

- I want to talk to you.
- Why you come out?

Quick, come.

No, no don't go in there,
please let her rest, will you?

Hawkeye.

Uncas got away with Cora,
big war party after them.

- Which way?
- Follow me.

Mohican.

Go on Uncas, save yourself.

No, Uncas never leave you.

Mohican dog dead, now you Magua's squaw.

No, Hawkeye, I go.

Stay here.

You can't let him go alone.

They must settle it by their own tribal laws.

We can't interfere.

Magua, come down.

Uncas.

Father in heaven, we ask you
to receive them in your mercy and wisdom.

This girl who's died on an alien shore,

and this boy who's perished to save her.

Amen.

Great spirit, a warrior goes to you swift,

straight and unseeing
like arrow shot into sun.

Let him sit at council fire of my tribe,

for he is Uncas, my son.

My fire his ashes, your fire is bright.

Now all my tribe is there but one.

I, Chingachgook, last of Mohicans.

Go to the trail, Sagamore, and keep watch.

Uncas should've waited for us.

I'll never forgive myself
for letting him go after Cora alone.

We still got Alice to think about.

I'll bet it's hopeless,
they've got her under heavy guard.

We still have one chance.

What's that?

The Hurons have a prisoner
they prize more highly than Alice.

Alright, I'll go.

They wouldn't take you.

Why not?

British officer.

They've had them by the bushel.

There's only one Hawkeye I suppose.

Well, they've waited a long time
for a chance to burn me.

And supposing they took you
and wouldn't release her.

They wouldn't do that,
even they have a code of honor.

They'd shoot you on sight,
you wouldn't get a chance to explain.

The wampum is the red man's flag of truce.

They'll respect it.

You know these Hurons well?

Never spoken to any, except Magua.

We weren't exactly on speaking terms.

Do any of them know you?

Only at shooting range.

So the British army is going to be cheated
at the pleasure of hanging you.

I'm afraid they will.

Sorry, Yankee, had to be done.

You know me?

Yangeze enemy.

I'm Hawkeye, tribe brother of the Mohicans.

My rifle has slain many of your warriors.

Hawkeye does not follow
Huron trail without long gun.

The long gun brings death,
I come to ask for life.

You speak with twisted tongue.

You have a pale faced woman prisoner here,

what are you going to do with her?

She die in fire.

Huron chief, it is no honor if
a woman dies in your fire,

but there is honor if a warrior dies so.

A warrior as great as Hawkeye.

Will Hawkeye go to stake
if Huron set squaw free?

I will.

But you must promise that when I'm dead...

you'll guide her to a place of safety.

Hawkeye great warrior, his words
are good. Huron promise.

Duncan.

I'm afraid you're a little mixed,
I'm Hawkeye.

Now that's very interesting, Major.

Well, maybe I'm the Major.

Hey.

Who are you?

Hawkeye.

The man is lying, he's a crazy Englishman,

got knocked on the head.

This one come to village, say him Hawkeye,

want to go to fire for you.

Now this one come, one die, one live.

Squaw know.

What does it matter?

I'm the prisoner, send them both away.

Hawkeye make bargain
with Hurons, him die in fire.

Squaw tell truth.

I can't answer.

You don't need further proof than my clothes.

Many Yangeze wear cap of skin, robe of deer.

Hurons never see face of Hawkeye,
but know Hawkeye long gun.

- Bring rifle.
- No, no. Wait a moment.

- Take squaw away.
- No.

Fair weapons.

Major, let's see how the British army shoots.

There's your target.

You think you can hit that by firelight?

We're not playing pitch penny, my dear.

This is a shooting match.

Hawkeye hit it.

Major, I bet that's the best shot
you ever made in all your life.

Try and beat it.

Another jug.

No, jugs are scarce, that'll do.

You Hawk eye.

You creep into our village, take squaw.

Start, when sun come over hills
my warriors go look for you.

I ignored your hand once, Yankee,
can I shake it now?

Bring squaw.

Hawkeye.

Promise me something, you have
till sunrise till they start after you.

Sagamore is watching, he'll find you
and take you to safety.

My orders are he's not to come back for me.

My orders, Major, understand?

I have your word?

Yes.

Hawk eye brave warrior.

When sunrise my guns test
his strength, find out how great.

What is it?

Yangeze.

- What men are you?
- General Abercrombie's column.

Where's your leader?

Captain Winthrop, Captain Winthrop.

Yes, what?

- Miss Munro.
- Oh, Captain Winthrop, hurry.

General Abercrombie,
Colonel Munro's daughter is dead.

Hawkeye is been captured by the Indians.

Chingachgook, lead the way.

Guards, bring in the prisoner.

You're charged with striking
a superior officer.

You're cited to wholesale desertion
and high treason to the crown.

A formidable list of charges sir.

Major Heyward, you prefer
the charges, give me the details.

The charges sir, are correct.

Each of them is a capital offense.

Explain the charge of desertion,
Major Heyward.

He did incite the men
to leave the fort, however,

I might point out that if he hadn't done so,

those colonials would never
have met your command...

to save them from an Ottawa ambush.

And you yourself mightn't be here
in Albany to pass judgment on him.

May I ask sir, do you stand
before this court...

as his accuser or in his defense?

Neither sir.

I'm merely telling you the whole truth.

Thank you.

Now regarding his seditious utterances.

Well sir, I don't remember
the actual words...

but it was the heat of the moment
that made them seditious...

and not the thought behind them.

He was concerned with the lives
of the unprotected women...

and children of the settlement.

I'm sure you'll agree that these
are sentiments in accord...

with our British ideals.

And British action.

Since you're so familiar with the case,
Major, I welcome a recommendation.

Well sir, personally knowing the value
of this man as a scout,

and realizing our lack of them,

I would recommend that he be enlisted
in the British army.

What do you say to that sir?

Well, I guess after all,
we're fighting for the same thing.

I'll join you, General.

Thank you, charges dismissed.
Court martial adjourned.

Thank you.

Oh, I've always promised him
a taste of British justice.

Well, we march to Canada.

Goodbye, Alice.

Goodbye, Duncan.

You've got to fall in.

I always thought it was beautiful until now.

Well, this goodbye has been a little delayed.

Does it have to be goodbye?

Aren't you going back to England?

I have nothing to go back for now.

I want to stay here in America.

But this is no country
for a girl like you, Alice.

We've got a job on our hands.

You know it takes more than rifles
to make a new civilization,

it takes spinning wheels too.

That's a woman's way of being first.

And attention.

When you come back,
I'll be waiting for you here in Albany.

Forward, march.