Editing Man in the Wilderness (section)

==Production==
''Man in the Wilderness'' is based loosely on the [[Yellowstone expedition|1818–20 Missouri Expedition]] and "Capt. Henry" is likely a fictionalized Major [[Andrew Henry (fur trader)|Andrew Henry]] of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Company]]. It was based on an original script by Jack De Witt, and bought by producer Sandy Howard. In December 1970 Howard announced that the film would star Richard Harris, who had made ''[[A Man Called Horse (film)|A Man Called Horse]]'' for Howard.<ref>MOVIE CALL SHEET: Palomar Sets Two Films
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times December 25, 1970: e28.</ref> [[Elliot Silverstein]] directed ''Horse'' but clashed with Harris so Richard Sarafian was brought in to direct this film. Howard said he was "convinced" that Sarafian "is going to be one of the most important directors in America very soon."<ref name="man"/>

Filming took three months from April to June 1971. The film was shot near [[Covaleda]], [[Province of Soria]], [[Spain]], with the terrain looking more like the [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondack]] wilderness and less like the [[Absaroka Range]] country of the [[Yellowstone River]].{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} Not technically a "[[Spaghetti Western]]",{{explain|date=May 2024}} ''Man'' was filmed in the rugged highlands where [[David Lean]] had shot some of the scenes for ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' in 1964.<ref>Anthony Quinn to Star, Coproduce 'Huelga!'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (Mar 2, 1971: f9.</ref>

[[John Huston]] joined the production a few days after quitting as director of the film ''[[The Last Run]]'' due to on-set fights with [[George C. Scott]].<ref name="man">'Wilderness' Captures Ecology Mood
Johnson, Patricia. Los Angeles Times May 16, 1971: r16.</ref>

The bear who attacks Harris' character was called Peg. The attack sequence was filmed using a dummy.<ref name="man"/>

"This movie is Genesis to me," said Harris. "It's my apocalypse. It's a very special and very personal statement about a man struggling for personal identity, looking for God and discovering Him in the wilderness, in leaves and trees. It's all the things that the young people, and we, are missing today."<ref>Richard Harris London's No. 1 Bobby Outfoxer
Los Angeles Times November 28, 1971: w21</ref>

Harris only had nine lines of dialogue.<ref>Returns of a Man Called Howard Los Angeles Times January 18, 1976: m1.</ref>