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The Big Picture One of the most beautifully shot films of the 21st century, The Revenant is perhaps most notable because it was the film that finally won Leonardo DiCaprio his well-deserved Oscar for Best Actor. Of course, this Alejandro G. Iñárritu-directed Western thriller is so much more than that. Based on the real-life story of fur trapper Hugh Glass, The Revenant chronicles the frontiersman's journey across the snow-covered Dakotas after being mauled by a bear.
General William Henry Ashley was looking for men to travel west with him via the Missouri River, and evidently, Glass was interested. By the summer of 1823, he had joined a fur-trapping expedition. Despite being over 40 years of age, Glass — known by his nickname "Old Hugh" — was a valued member of "Ashley's Hundred" . Others in the group included Andrew Henry, Jedediah Smith, Jim Beckwourth, Jim Bridger, and John S. Fitzgerald.
"By the time Glass’s comrades came to his aid, the animal had slashed his face to the bone, and opened long, gaping wounds on his arms, legs, and torso," explained Ron Soodalter of American Cowboy. "The trappers fired several balls into the creature, finally bringing it down beside the inert Glass." Somehow, with gashes on his face, his throat, and all over his body, the man survived the night, and for two days the party carried him through dangerous territory.
Based on Cooke's 1830 account, Glass figured that Bridger didn't have as much say in the matter, understanding that Fitzgerald pressured the lad into leaving him behind. "That curse shall be forgiven," Cooke notes, though it's unclear if Glass actually uttered those words himself. "I swore an oath that I would be revenged on you, and the wretch who was with you," Glass reportedly told the young man.
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