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Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis

  • 2022
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
329
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Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (2022)
Versions of Meriwether Lewis's 1809 death at a remote wilderness inn are imagined by his friend Alexander Wilson during a tense encounter with the only witness to the famed explorer's final night alive.
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Versions of Meriwether Lewis's 1809 death at a remote wilderness inn are imagined by his friend Alexander Wilson during a tense encounter with the only witness to the famed explorer's final ... Read allVersions of Meriwether Lewis's 1809 death at a remote wilderness inn are imagined by his friend Alexander Wilson during a tense encounter with the only witness to the famed explorer's final night alive.Versions of Meriwether Lewis's 1809 death at a remote wilderness inn are imagined by his friend Alexander Wilson during a tense encounter with the only witness to the famed explorer's final night alive.

  • Director
    • Clark Richey
  • Writer
    • Clark Richey
  • Stars
    • John Schneider
    • Evan Williams
    • Sonny Marinelli
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    329
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clark Richey
    • Writer
      • Clark Richey
    • Stars
      • John Schneider
      • Evan Williams
      • Sonny Marinelli
    • 20User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 3 nominations total

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    John Schneider
    John Schneider
    • James Neely
    Evan Williams
    Evan Williams
    • Meriwether Lewis
    Sonny Marinelli
    Sonny Marinelli
    • Robert Grinder
    Amye Gousset
    Amye Gousset
    • Priscilla Grinder
    Billy Slaughter
    Billy Slaughter
    • Alexander Wilson
    Lance E. Nichols
    Lance E. Nichols
    • John Pernia
    Marcus Dupree
    Marcus Dupree
    • Captain Tom
    Dog Trainer Kim Crenshaw
    Dog Trainer Kim Crenshaw
    • Seaman
    Jamie Fair
    • Smith
    Clark Richey
    Clark Richey
    • William Clark
    Josh Whites
    Josh Whites
    • Runyons
    Cotton Yancey
    Cotton Yancey
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      • Clark Richey
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    User reviews20

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    2kcbrianpowell

    No homework. Pushing out work for the sake of work.

    In film class at college... I've seen better. I'm not sure what the script looks like... But execution is delivered. Living in the early 1800s... Everybody is clean.

    I felt like I was watching a reenactment. Accents and some of the characters... Misplaced. Costuming, accurate... But definitely not fitting for sleeping in the woods or living in the time. For where they were at.

    Script and dialogue... did not captured my attention. I constantly wondered where things were going. So sorry.

    I really wanted to like this movie. Have studied Lewis and Clark as a kid and have copies of their journals but this movie seems to have disconnected from history. Almost like somebody got a script and a cheap budget and put a film together. It just did not fit. It did not seem believable and it was a bit of a labor to watch.
    2dh-23121

    Really Awful

    I agree with the "over-the-top" performance by Evan Williams. Reminded me of a high-school play. And the woman said, "It was very cold, even for October". Yet not a single character was wearing a coat? As others have commented, it does nothing to solve this historical mystery. I suppose one positive thing is, it made me research actual events about this man's untimely death. Apparently it is yet unsolved, and his family wanted his body exhumed, 100+ years after the fact. I'm in agreement with those who say suicide is unlikely. I gave up on this film about 20 minutes in. Good luck to you if you hold on longer.
    9glorianeeley

    Mysterious!

    My husband and I really enjoyed the movie! We live in Tennessee and were unaware of the fact that Lewis was buried in Hohenwald, Tn. That was a total surprise to us. The different scenarios in the movie regarding the death of Meriwether Lewis were all plausible to us. We felt the most believable was the murder scenario!

    The casting was excellent and the costumes were perfect for the time too. The cold season added a touch too along with the roaring fire.

    Absolutely loved the animals in the movie! The dog was very well trained and his part made total sense leading the way on the trails and being a protector for Meriwether!
    9judithschor

    History wrapped up in a mysterious event.

    A period in history that I never knew of. I learned a thing or too despite my advanced age. This is a good enjoyable flick.

    "Mysterious Circumstances, The Death of Meriwether Lewis", is the story of the tragic and historic event, the death of legendary explorer Meriwether Clark in Baldwyn Mississippi. The film is full of shady figures during cold and dark times many years ago. A real "who done it" featuring love, action and of course history.

    We were glued to our seats throughout the film wondering what's next.

    The movie was even a bit spooky!

    I loved the dog in this film too. He was amazing in the role he played.

    We enjoyed this movie thoroughly!
    9jrterrierz

    Thought provoking; Don't expect answers

    The stories of Lewis and Clark are fascinating, but this movie takes us on a journey on the death of Meriwether Lewis which remains unsolved.

    The movie is not a happy story, certainly not humorous, as it offers different versions of how Lewis may have actually died. Evan Williams portrays at least three different versions of Lewis -- depressed, mentally exhausted and broken; confident and dignified; and lustful and careless -- as each possibility is explored.

    It starts out slow and odd. In fact, I stopped watching it the first time at about 20 minutes but decided to rewatch it after learning more about the questions that continue of this remarkable man's demise.

    The movie does not offer an answer, but instead leaves the viewer thinking -- and hopefully wanting to learn more about this explorer's life and death.

    *I give Rex the dog a "10" for his performance as Seaman.

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    • Trivia
      The cabin used is named "Dog Trot" and is near Bay Spring Lake on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. The film crew were denied using a real fire inside the cabin due to risk of fire. In one outside scene, a distant cell tower can be seen.
    • Goofs
      In the second scenario, Mrs Grinder says her husband is a farmer. But where is the farm? There are no crops, no plowed fields, no livestock other than a few chickens.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Meriwether Lewis: [looking across the river] There we shall be met with vast riches and glory untold.

      William Clark: The most beautiful sight we've seen, Meriwether. The end.

      Meriwether Lewis: The end of the beginning. No, sir. Our journey's just begun.

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    • Release date
      • September 9, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Six Shooter Studios
      • Fisher Productions
      • Maven Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,400
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $18,779
      • Sep 11, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,400
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
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      • Color

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