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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Evan S. Connell (book)
Melissa Mathison (teleplay)
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Release Date:
3 February 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Two great warriors. One final confrontation. The last great battle for the American Frontier.
Plot:
The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
somewhat long, but worth every minute! more (15 total)

Cast

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Gary Cole ... George Armstrong Custer

Rosanna Arquette ... Libby Custer

Stanley Anderson ... Ulysses S. Grant
Edward Blatchford ... Lt. Cooke
George Dickerson ... Gen. Sherman
Rodney A. Grant ... Crazy Horse

Tom O'Brien ... Charlie Reynolds

Terry O'Quinn ... Gen. Alfred Terry
Nick Ramus ... Red Cloud

Tim Ransom ... Tom Custer
Robert Schenkkan ... Capt. Weir

David Strathairn ... Capt. William F. Benteen
Buffy Sainte-Marie ... Kate Bighead (voice)
Dean Stockwell ... Gen. Philip Sheridan
Bryce Chamberlain ... Parsons
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Runtime:
187 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Gary Cole often cites his role as General Custer as one of his favorites, as well as the set being one of the more enjoyable he's been on - especially being able to horseback ride so much. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: While the 7th Cavalry troopers are being issued ammunition and rations for the Little Bighorn campaign, the first sergeant announces that each man will receive 25 pistol cartridges. Actually, the soldiers received 24 rounds, which provided four loadings for their 6-shot Colt revolvers. more
Quotes:
Ulysses S. Grant: [Grant shows Red Cloud a map of the Black Hills] This is your land.
Sioux Interpreter: [Red Cloud observes the map, then speaks to the interpreter, who translates to Grant] He says, why these lines?
Ulysses S. Grant: Boundaries, where the land ends.
Sioux Interpreter: [Interpreter translates to Red Cloud, who replies to him] It is lies.
Red Cloud: [Grant, outraged by his response, stands to his feet. Red Cloud also does the same and mutters a word of English] Lies.
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
somewhat long, but worth every minute!, 13 February 1999
Author: Henryk von Babenberg from Hamburg, Germany

If somewhat long, this epic "western" tells the story of Custer´s last defeat and tries to show what kind of man he was. Cole gives a stunning performance and the film is made interesting when seen thru "2 pairs of eyes", the wife of Custer seeing it from a white point of view and the Indian girl telling the truth about a black chapter of America´s history

Definitely worth watching!

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