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Release Date:
23 December 1970 (USA)
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Tagline:
Either The Most Neglected Hero In History Or A Liar Of Insane Proportion! more
Plot:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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6 nominations
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(7 articles)
Harvey Keitel Joins Robert De Niro in Little Fockers
(From ReelzChannel. 13 November 2009, 1:14 AM, PST)
Director Penn Hospitalised With Pneumonia
(From WENN. 14 July 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
(From ReelzChannel. 13 November 2009, 1:14 AM, PST)
Director Penn Hospitalised With Pneumonia
(From WENN. 14 July 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)
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A Western with a Sense of Humor
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Jack Crabb |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Pendrake |
 | Chief Dan George | ... | Old Lodge Skins |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Mr. Merriweather |
 | Richard Mulligan | ... | Gen. George Armstrong Custer |
| Jeff Corey | ... | Wild Bill Hickok |
| Aimée Eccles | ... | Sunshine (as Amy Eccles) |
| Kelly Jean Peters | ... | Olga Crabb |
| Carole Androsky | ... | Caroline Crabb (as Carol Androsky) |
| Robert Little Star | ... | Little Horse |
| Cal Bellini | ... | Younger Bear |
| Ruben Moreno | ... | Shadow That Comes in Sight |
| Steve Shemayne | ... | Burns Red in the Sun |
| William Hickey | ... | Historian |
| James Anderson | ... | Sergeant |
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Rated PG-13 for intense battle sequences and some sexual content. (2002 re-rating)
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Runtime:
139 min | USA:147 min (copyright length)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (Spanish release) |
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Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) |
West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) |
UK:15 (1987) |
UK:AA (1970) |
Sweden:15 |
Argentina:M |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
USA:GP (original rating) |
USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2002)
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Dustin Hoffman was entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as "Greatest Age Span Portrayed By A Movie Actor" for Little Big Man (1970) in which he portrayed a character from age 17 to age 121.
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Anachronisms: When Jack first sees Mr. Merriweather, Merriweather is using a bass drum pedal. The first bass drum pedal was not patented until 1909 by William F. Ludwig.
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Referenced in La poliziotta a New York (1981)
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This will always be one of my favorite movies. I love long, episodic plots such as this. The character of Jack Crabb has such dimension and so grows from one incarnation to another, that he is worth watching from beginning to end. This was Dustin Hoffman in his pre-pretentious "I'm such a big star I won't listen to anyone" period and he is an absolute joy because he just plays the character as it should be played. I love that he can be cowardly one moment, confused the next, heroic the next. He goes through phases in his life. Of course, the neatest part of the whole movie is the portrayal of the Indians. They are multi-dimensional and wonderful in their acceptance and joy with their world. Maybe everyone should see this movie to see how these "human beings" have been driven from what they were to what they are now. I have a top ten list of movie moments and on it is the scene where old Lodge Skins goes off to die because it "is a good day." As he lies there a drop of rain hits him in the eye and he decides that "sometimes the magic doesn't work."
The death of Sunshine is also so sad. I visited the Custer Battlefields a few years after seeing the movie, and while the place is interesting historically, I just couldn't look at it in the same way. The narration of the ancient Jack to the overmatched reporter is a delight. I know that this is a novel, not pure history, but Thomas Berger must have known these people and this delicate, beautiful movie is certainly his legacy.