<P> The Revenant is a 2015 American semi-biographical epic western film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu . The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke 's 2002 novel of the same name , describing frontiersman Hugh Glass 's experiences in 1823 . That novel is in turn based on the 1915 poem The Song of Hugh Glass . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Tom Hardy , Domhnall Gleeson , and Will Poulter . </P>
<P> The Revenant is a 2015 American semi-biographical epic western film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu . The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke 's 2002 novel of the same name , describing frontiersman Hugh Glass 's experiences in 1823 . That novel is in turn based on the 1915 poem The Song of Hugh Glass . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Tom Hardy , Domhnall Gleeson , and Will Poulter . </P>
who is the movie the revenant based on
who is the movie the revenant based on
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass