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The Great Sioux Massacre ()

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A somewhat different take on Custer's motivation that changed him from a defender of Native-American rights into a politically-driven, headline-seeker chastiser of the Sioux during the 1870s.
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Major Reno
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Captain Benton
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Colonel Custer
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Caroline Reno
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Libbie Custer (as Nancy Kovak)
John Matthews ...
Dakota
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Sitting Bull
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Senator Blaine
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Gen. Alfred Howe Terry
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Mr. Turner
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Crazy Horse
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Reporter
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Tom Custer
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Miner
Blair Davies ...
Presiding Officer
Louise Serpa ...
Mrs. Turner
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan ...
Army Telegrapher (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sidney Salkow

Written by

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Marvin A. Gluck ... (screenplay) (as Fred C. Dobbs)
 
Sidney Salkow ... (story) and
Marvin A. Gluck ... (story) (as Marvin Gluck)

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Leon Fromkess ... producer

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Emil Newman
Edward B. Powell

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Irving Lippman ... director of photography

Editing by

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William Austin

Art Direction by

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Frank Paul Sylos ... (as Frank P. Sylos)

Costume Design by

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Frank Tauss ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Doris Durkus ... hair stylist
Beau Wilson ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Herbert G. Luft ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Abby Berlin ... assistant director

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Ted Cooper ... property master

Sound Department

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John L. Bury ... sound mixer (as John Bury Jr.)
Milton Mann ... sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Jack Erickson ... special effects
Charles E. Dolan ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts

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Steve 'Bunker' de France ... stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Frank Tauss ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Edna Bullock ... music editor
Emil Newman ... conductor (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Duane Toler ... script supervisor (as C. Duane Toler)

Additional Crew

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Iron Eyes Cody ... technical advisor
Rita Fromkess ... assistant to producer

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Plot Summary

A look at what happened to Custer and his troops at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a senator convinces him to run for president, Custer decides to upstage General Terry at Little Big Horn. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Blood-Vengeance Clashed With Custer's Cavalry! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Custer Massacre (United States)
  • Massacre at the Rosebud (United States)
  • Custer's Massacre (United States)
  • Le Massacre des Sioux (France)
  • La gran matanza sioux (Spain)
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  • 91 min
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Trivia Throughout the movie the name of Custer's subordinate is incorrectly being pronounced as "Benton" when his name actually "Benteen" See more »
Goofs The Little Bighorn battlefield was all wrong. The movie depicted a flat, desert terrain. In reality, Custer's last stand took place among steep, grassy hills overlooking a winding river. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (2003). See more »
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