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Custer of the West ()

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George Armstrong Custer's love of the heroic traditions of the Calvary and his distaste with the coming of industrialization leads him to his destiny at the Little Big Horn.
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Gen. George Armstrong Custer
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Elizabeth Custer
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Maj. Marcus Reno
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Capt. Benteen
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Gen. Philip Sheridan
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Gold Miner
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Chief Dull Knife
Charles Stalnaker ...
Lt. Howells
Robert Hall ...
Sgt. Buckley
Jack Gaskins ...
Sgt Gaskins
John Clark ...
Fort Doctor
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(as Fred Kohler)
Bill Christmas
Luis Rivera ...
Indian Scout
Joe Zboran
Jack Cooper
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Grand Duke Alexi
Carl Rapp
John F. Dillon ...
(as John Dillon)
Bud Strait ...
Horseback Soldier in Logging Camp
John Underhill
Dennis Kilbane
Robert Reynolds
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'Mulligan'
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Bartender (uncredited)
Luis Rodríguez ...
Man in the Crowd at the Station (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Siodmak

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Bernard Gordon ... (written by)
Julian Zimet ... (written by)

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Louis Dolivet ... a Louis Dolivet Philip Yordan production
Irving Lerner ... executive producer
Philip Yordan ... producer: a Louis Dolivet Philip Yordan production

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Bernardo Segall ... (as Bernardo Segáll)

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Cecilio Paniagua ... director of photography

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Peter Parasheles
Maurice Rootes

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Jim Hopkins ... assistant editor
Soledad López ... assistant editor (as Soledad Lopez)

Casting By

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Lillian Kelly ... (casting)

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Jean d'Eaubonne ... (as Jean Pierre D'Eaubonne)
Eugène Lourié ... (as Eugene Lourie)
Julio Molina

Costume Design by

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Laure Lourié ... (as Laure De Zarate)

Makeup Department

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Julián Ruiz ... makeup artist (as Julian Ruiz)

Production Management

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José Manuel M. Herrero ... production manager (as José Manuel Herrero)
Alejandro Perla ... unit manager
Gregorio Sacristán ... production supervisor (as Gregorio Sacristan)

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Noël Howard ... second unit director (as Noel Howard)
Irving Lerner ... Civil War sequence
José María Ochoa ... assistant director (as José Maria Ochoa)

Art Department

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Antonio Mateos ... set dressing
Julián Mateos ... props (as Julian Mateos)
Rafael Ablanque ... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Frank McCarthy ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Kurt Hernfeld ... sound editor (as Kurt Herrnfeld)
Gordon K. McCallum ... sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum)
Alban Streeter ... sound editor
Jim Willis ... sound recordist
Otto Snel ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

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León Ortega ... special effects (as Leon Ortega)

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Francisco Prósper ... miniatures (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jack Cooper ... stunt double (uncredited)

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John Cabrera ... photography: second unit
Salvador Gil ... camera operator
Antonio Luengo ... stills
Eduardo Noé ... camera operator (as Eduardo Noe)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Simminger ... wardrobe

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Bernardo Segall ... conductor (as Bernardo Segáll)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eva Del Castillo ... script supervisor
John Kirby ... dialogue continuity

Additional Crew

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Faith Clift ... technical advisor
Joe Purcell ... technical effects
Lester A. Sansom ... production executive
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. Written by Jim Beaver

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Taglines A man too big for legend - A motion picture too big for any screen except CINERAMA [UK theatrical] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Custer, homme de l'Ouest (France)
  • La última aventura (Spain)
  • La gran aventura (Spain)
  • La última aventura del general Custer (Spain)
  • Custer's West (United States)
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  • 140 min
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Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Some sources have suggested that this was originally to be directed by Akira Kurosawa, but he pulled out. However, this is massively unlikely, given the production history of the film. The more likely explanation is that Kurosawa was approached about directing a different film project on the same subject, "The Day Custer Fell", which was in the works at 20th Century Fox for several years, and for which several Japanese actors famous for working with Kurosawa were approached to play the leading Native American roles. Fred Zinnemann was eventually attached to this project, but it was canceled by Fox because of its ever-escalating budget. "Custer Of The West" was put together very quickly (and made rather cheaply) once this occurred. See more »
Goofs The troops of the 7th Cavalry are shown with 1873 Winchester rifles, which were in wide use by 1876, but not by the US Army. Custer's men were armed, as all troopers who did not purchase their own rifles were, with the 1873 Springfield Trapdoor carbine, a single-shot weapon. Had Custer's men been armed with the Winchester, it is possible, though unlikely, that they could have held out until relieved. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in I Am Not Your Negro (2016). See more »
Soundtracks MARCHING SONG See more »
Quotes Gen. Philip Sheridan: You know, you could become a living legend... or get yourself killed. Dead men make better legends.
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