The Last of the Mohicans

Had the impression that this was a cut above the standard period adventure film (I must have seen it back in high school) and so persevered despite the poor picture quality and muffled sound of the tape of it that I'd borrowed. It is good, too. I suspect that it stuck in my mind mainly because it contains a couple of motifs that preoccupied me during those years (most prominently the way in which Alice, really quite a minor character, goes to her death), but it's very strong across the board: all the elements - exciting set-pieces, sweep, pace, good acting, magnificent cinematography, heart-tugging music - are there.