Film Analysis: The Last Of The Mohicans

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The Last of the Mohicans" is adapted from the James Fenimore Cooper novel (1826) of the same name. The film setting is located in a New York Province during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763, known as the French and Indian War in the United States). During this war, the English and French fought for control of lands in North America. In particular, this film depicts the defense of Fort William Henry by Lt. Col. George Munro in 1757, and the ambush of his troops by Indian allies of the French that took place following his surrender.
Fictional elements of Cooper's story are created to explain why France's Indian allies attacked the English following their peaceful surrender. Falsehoods include the creation of two daughters for Munro.(2) The

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