The Last of the Mohicans, later retitled Hawkeye and the Last of the
Mohicans is a 1957 historical drama television series made for
syndication by ITC Entertainment and Normandie Productions. It ran for
one season of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes. The series is
available on DVD and some episodes on VHS.Loosely based on the 1826
novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, the series
was released under several different names, including Hawkeye and The
Last of the Mohicans.Loosely based on the 1826 novel The Last of the
Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, the series was released under
several different names, including Hawkeye and The Last of the
Mohicans.The series was set in New York's Hudson Valley in the 1750s
but was filmed in Canada. The end credits state that the series was
filmed in Canada with the cooperation of The Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation.The series had a more realistic view of America than most
series of the times. The settlers were rough and dressed in old but
suitable clothes for the long hard winters in the small settlements of
the new frontier. The Native Americans were more realistically
portrayed too, as an intelligent people with good and bad individuals
among them. Fights in the film needed more than just the odd blow as
the opponents hit hard at each other, and torture was used in a number
of episodes. Weapons used were normally single shot rifles and
tomahawks (which often ended up in someone's back). Furs were often a
motive of crime as they were the currency of the northern settlements. Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans Top Movies & Young Movies