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Old 05-20-2015, 04:06 PM
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Question Name the movie where something unusual happens:

For example, I just saw a DVD movie where the following happened:

I believe the year was 1889 and a group of Germans were traveling by horseback going from the U.S. up through Canada. So it was a very long journey through nothing but wilderness.

At the end of the day they would stop to rest and eat what little food they had. One man decided to walk alone, I think he was looking for wild game.
Anyway, he stepped on a bear trap and called for help. His traveling companions freed him and put a tourniquet on his leg. Eventually, they decided that his leg needed to be amputated.

Here's the unbelievable part: All they had was a little hand-saw that they normally used for cutting tree limbs. You know how the teeth are set on a tree saw? With no anesthetic, no bandages or anything, they cut his leg off. How could they possibly have thought he would survive the trip when they were hundreds of miles from any town?

What was the name of this movie?