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Masterpiece Theatre; Last of the Mohicans, The, Episode 8

Part of The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection.

Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke.


License Clip
Series
Masterpiece Theatre
Program
Last of the Mohicans, The, Episode 8
Program Number

108

Program Description

Magua drags his captive, Cora, toward the Huron village. In close pursuit are Hawkeye, Uncas and their followers. Reaching his village, the Huron chief prepares for the attack and fighting soon begins. Cora taunts her guards into joining the battle and escapes. When he sees what has happened, Magua leaves the battlefield to follow the girl. The fighting ends and Uncas goes in pursuit, followed by Hawkeye, Chingachgook, Heyward and David. Magua recaptures Cora and Hawkeye's party catches up with Uncas. One by one they kill the Hurons but cannot reach Magua for fear of harming Cora. Magua, with the tattered remnants of his followers, nears the top of a cliff where he give Cora a choice: his wigwam or his knife. Uncas has reached a point above and leaps down on Magua. Cora declares her choice - if she is to take a man, she will have Uncas. One of the Hurons stabs her. Before he can recover from his leap, Uncas is stabbed by Magua. Pursued by Chingachgook, Magua reaches the top of the cliff and can go no further. He is killed by Chingachgook and his body falls into the river below. The bodies of Cora and Uncas are carried back to the village and buried next to each other. Hawkeye leaves with Chingachgook, now the last of the Mohicans. Source: WGBH archived promotional material.

Asset Type

Open - Close

Media Type

Video

Genres
Drama
Citation
Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; Last of the Mohicans, The, Episode 8,” GBH Archives, accessed September 19, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8B26FB779EE34375A1BBB738F1904DF6.
MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; Last of the Mohicans, The, Episode 8.” GBH Archives. Web. September 19, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8B26FB779EE34375A1BBB738F1904DF6>.
APA: Masterpiece Theatre; Last of the Mohicans, The, Episode 8. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_8B26FB779EE34375A1BBB738F1904DF6
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