Hugh Glass, the legendary fur trapper and mountain man played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the new film The Revenant, was a very tough dude. Read on to learn about the real story of Hugh Glass, the man … I’m sure if Man In The Wilderness wasn’t directly based on his story, it was most likely at least inspired by it. The scout is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions. As much as I have stomped on Man in the Wilderness, it was a good film for its time. The tale of … Unlike The Revenant, Man in the Wilderness isn’t based on any official books about Hugh Glass. Regardless, Man in the Wilderness is worth a watch, if only to prep for Leonardo DiCaprio stepping into the badass shoes once worn by Richard Harris. Inspired by true events, The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, tells the story of survival and revenge on the frontier. It was therefore very surprising to discover Man in the Wilderness tells the same story as The Revenant, and it does so in a more natural and less pretentious way and without a director feeling the need to show off his ‘all-in-one-shot’-virtuosity. The Revenant, Man in the Wilderness, and the Intersection of History, Legend, and Art By Kevin Klawitter. Yeah, first thing I thought of was Richard Harris in Man in the Wilderness. Man in the Wilderness is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. In Man in the Wilderness, John Huston plays the top-hatted, boisterous hunting party leader equivalent of Domhnall Gleeson’s Revenant character, Captain Henry. And seeing as The Revenant is reportedly being filmed using only natural light, the realism of Punke’s novel sounds more apt to be the tonal focus of the new take. Irish actor Richard Harris portrayed Glass in the trippy 1970 film Man in the Wilderness, which also starred John Huston. There's bearly any difference! With some interesting shots, which I haven’t seen in older films before, I give Man in the Wilderness 2.5/5. It spread across the United States in newspapers and other journals, quickly becoming Frontier legend. I’m not sure about Man In The Wilderness, but The Revenant was a (mostly) true story about a remarkable man named Hugh Glass who led a very interesting life. Leonardo DiCaprio's 2016 blockbuster The Revenant has striking similarities to Richard Harris's 1971 movie Man In The Wilderness The Revenant (2015) I haven't been interested in any "new" films in a long time, but Revenant looks … He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment. The same story was remade as Revenant in 2015, as what is a very inferior version -- I'm told -- but because of all the CGI and the superstar's superhero hijinks it's been rated an average score of 8.3 on this site (compared with an unaccountably lowly 6.9 for this original version). It’s more inspired by his story. Glass's story became the subject of the 1915 poem "The Song of Hugh Glass" by John Neihardt and at least a half dozen books. Warning: Spoilers for both The Revenant and Man in the Wilderness are present. What makes The Revenant stand out is Leo; he really did deserve that Oscar, and I am very glad that this story got a new lease on life. The … Watching and comparing movies like The Revenant and the 1971 film Man in the Wilderness means to consider not only the way the filmmakers tell the story, but the nature of the story itself.