Deliberate mistake: Rhododendrons, visible in the opening scene and mentioned specifically in the shooting script, do not grow in the Adirondacks.
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Michael Mann
Starring: Madeleine Stowe, Daniel Day-Lewis, Eric Schweig, Russell Means
Visible crew/equipment: In the hunting scene at the beginning, you can see a man with a red cap on the right side of the screen, above the running deer. (00:03:20)
Cora Munro: The whole world's on fire isn't it.
Question: What happened to the other Redcoats who were in the canoes during the escape from the ambush? By the time they send the canoes over the waterfall and retreat to the cave, only the six of them are left.
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Answer: Major Hayward is supporting one of the soldiers as they enter the cave. After they make their way down the rocks, he puts the soldier down on the ground. The other soldier appears to be killed by one of Magua's gang.