Goofs:
Errors in geography: The rescue party tells JJ they have been watched all the way from the Gila River. The Gila is 400 miles south of the Colorado border. (more)

Trivia:
The Italian release title of the film was called "Red Crow You Will Not Have My Scalp". (more)

Filming Locations:
Alpine Loop, Utah, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: His name was Jeremiah Johnson, and they say he wanted to be a mountain man. The story goes that he was a man of proper wit and adventurous spirit, suited to the mountains. Nobody knows whereabouts he come from and don't seem to matter much. He was a young man and ghosty stories about the tall hills didn't scare him none...
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination (more)