History Film / DeathHunt

In Canada's Yukon Territory in 1931, World War I veteran Albert Johnson (Bronson) arrives in a frontier town and quickly makes an enemy out of the locals by interrupting an illegal dogfight. Things go from bad to worse when a local band attack Johnson's cabin, who retaliates by killing one of their men. Disillusioned RCMP Sergeant Edgar Millen (Marvin) is forced to hunt down Johnson in the extreme north before he can escape beyond their jurisdiction into Alaska.

* SpiritualPredecessor: To ''Film/FirstBlood'' released a year later after this film, due to its similar premise.

* GoldTooth: Albert Johnson, a Yukon trapper in 1931, is wrongfully accused of being a "mad trapper" believed to be murdering people for their gold teeth. After the real Mad Trapper is shot in the face and found to be carrying a pouch full of gold teeth, the Mounties [[FakingTheDead pretend it's Albert Johnson's body and let him escape]].

''Death Hunt'' is a 1981 [[CanadianWestern Northern]] film directed by Peter Hunt, starring Creator/CharlesBronson and Creator/LeeMarvin. It is loosely based on the real-life manhunt for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_%28criminal%29 Albert Johnson]].

In the Yukon Territory in 1931, World War I veteran Albert Johnson (Bronson) arrives in a frontier town and quickly makes an enemy out of the locals by interrupting an illegal dogfight. Things go from bad to worse when a local band attack Johnson's cabin, who retaliates by killing one of their men. Disillusioned RCMP Sergeant Edgar Millen (Marvin) is forced to hunt down Johnson in the extreme north before he can escape beyond their jurisdiction into Alaska.

''Death Hunt'' is a [[CanadianWestern Northern]] film from 1981 starring Creator/CharlesBronson and Creator/LeeMarvin. It is loosely based on the real-life manhunt for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_%28criminal%29 Albert Johnson]].

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_%28criminal%29 Albert Johnson]] was a real person who was the subject of a months-long manhunt in the Yukon Territory in 1931-1932. While [[LonersAreFreaks he kept to himself]] in a cabin in the wilderness, reportedly he kept messing with the locals' hunting traps. The mounties tried to question him two seperate times, bringing a search warrant the second time around, but he ignored them. This eventually resulted in a shoot-out between Johnson and the mounties after they forced his door, wounding several lawmen. The film makes him a lot more sympathetic by turning him into a Great War veteran who is really just a [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold kind-hearted hermit]], having him nurse a maltreated dog back to health, and only becoming a fugitive after a group of vengeful locals force him into a shoot-out by attacking him.

* SpiritualPredecessor: To ''Film/FirstBlood'', due to its similar premise.

''Death Hunt'' is a 1981 [[CanadianWestern Northern]] film starring Creator/CharlesBronson and Creator/LeeMarvin. It is loosely based on the real life manhunt for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_%28criminal%29 Albert Johnson]].

In the Yukon Territory in 1931, World War I veteran Albert Johnson (Bronson) arrives in a frontier town and quickly makes an enemy out of the locals by interrupting an illegal dog fight. Things go from bad to worse when a local band attack Johnson's cabin, who retaliates by killing one of their men. Disillusioned RCMP Sergeant Edgar Millen (Marvin) is forced to hunt down Johnson in the extreme north before he can escape beyond their jurisdiction into Alaska.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Sundog (Carl Weathers) reveals that his real name is George Washington Lincoln Brown, which he doesn't like.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_%28criminal%29 Albert Johnson]] was a real person who was the subject of a months-long manhunt in the Yukon Territory in 1931-1932. While [[LonersAreFreaks he kept to himself]] in a cabin in the wilderness, reportedly he kept messing with the locals' hunting traps. This eventually resulted in a shoot-out between Johnson and the mounties after they forced his door when he refused to talk to them despite the mounties bringing a search warrant. The film gives him a lot more sympathetic qualities like making him a Great War veteran who is just a [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold kind-hearted hermit]], having him nurse a maltreated dog back to health, and only becoming a fugitive after a group of vengeful locals force him into a shoot-out by attacking him.

In the Yukon Territory in 1931, World War I veteran Albert Johnson (Bronson) arrives in a frontier town and quickly makes an enemy out of the locals by interrupting an illegal dog fight. Things go from bad to worse when a local band attack Johnson's cabin, forcing RCMP Sergeant Edgar Millen (Marvin) to hunt down Johnson in the extreme north before he can escape beyond their jurisdiction into Alaska.

''Death Hunt'' is a 1981 [[CanadianWestern Northern]] film starring Creator/CharlesBronson and Creator/LeeMarvin.

* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Sergeant Millen knows that the local mob antagonized Johnson to begin with and are asking for his head. He offers Johnson safety if he'll come down to the station with them, but this is ruined by a member of the mob opening fire unprovoked. Millen knows that there's nothing for him to do but kill or take in Johnson from there, even if he doesn't enjoy it.

* AgeLift: The real Edgar Millen was a popular young Constable who more closely resembled Constable Alvin Adams, the new rookie. The film portrays him as a wearie, alcoholic older Sergeant of the RCMP.