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Little Big Man

  • 19701970
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 19m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
AdventureComedyDrama
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,561
97
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Arthur Penn
    • Writers
      • Thomas Berger(novel)
      • Calder Willingham(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Faye Dunaway
      • Chief Dan George
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Arthur Penn
    • Writers
      • Thomas Berger(novel)
      • Calder Willingham(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Faye Dunaway
      • Chief Dan George
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 138User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man (1970)
    Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man (1970)
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    Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man (1970)
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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Jack Crabb
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Mrs. Pendrake
    Chief Dan George
    Chief Dan George
    • Old Lodge Skins
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Mr. Merriweather
    Richard Mulligan
    Richard Mulligan
    • General Custer
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Wild Bill Hickok
    Aimee Eccles
    Aimee Eccles
    • Sunshine
    • (as Amy Eccles)
    Kelly Jean Peters
    Kelly Jean Peters
    • Olga
    Carole Androsky
    • Caroline
    • (as Carol Androsky)
    Robert Little Star
    • Little Horse
    Cal Bellini
    Cal Bellini
    • Younger Bear
    Ruben Moreno
    • Shadow That Comes in Sight
    Steve Shemayne
    • Burns Red in the Sun
    William Hickey
    William Hickey
    • Historian
    James Anderson
    James Anderson
    • Sergeant
    Jesse Vint
    Jesse Vint
    • Lieutenant
    • (as Jess Vint)
    Alan Oppenheimer
    Alan Oppenheimer
    • Major
    Thayer David
    Thayer David
    • Rev. Pendrake
    • Director
      • Arthur Penn
    • Writers
      • Thomas Berger(novel)
      • Calder Willingham(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The role of Old Lodge Skins was initially offered to Marlon Brando, who turned it down. Other sources claim Arthur Penn's first choice for the role was Sir Laurence Olivier. When that didn't work out, Richard Boone was slated for the role. When Boone backed out at the last minute, Chief Dan George was given the part and earned an Oscar nomination.
    • Goofs
      When Jack Crabb is shown drunk during a heavy rainstorm shots alternate back and forth from being on an overcast day to being ones in bright sunshine.
    • Quotes

      Old Lodge Skins: There is an endless supply of white men. There has always been a limited number of human beings.

    • Connections
      Featured in Gunsmoke: The Drummer (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Bringing In the Sheaves
      (1880) (uncredited)

      Music by George A. Minor (1880)

      Hymn by Knowles Shaw (1874)

      Sung a cappella by Faye Dunaway

    User reviews138

    Review
    Top review
    Excellent Western
    My parents purchased a VHS copy of Little Big Man for me when I was 14 and, because it was a western, I didn't touch it for two years, in spite of their belief in its greatness. When I finally watched the film, I was astounded to find a film that was funny, angry, violent, and moving simultaneously. It turned out that my parents were, in fact, correct. Little Big Man was great.

    I've gone back to the movie several times since that first viewing and it continues to entertain and affect; for me, a film that has emotional resonance well after the first viewing is rare and, though it does not always point to greatness, it often does.

    Every element of the film is fantastic. The acting, by Hoffman and Dan George in particular, is amazing, as is Penn's direction. The story picaresque and always fascinating. There simply is no weak component to this movie.

    I must also commend the film as a literary adaptation. I am not the most supportive critic of the Thomas Berger novel upon which the film is based. I find its thematics confused; it cannot decide whether or not it wants to revise western mythology or further it and, in that way, it fails for me. Calder Willingham's adaptation removes the ambivalence inherent in the novel and thereby writes one of the first and greatest revisionist Hollywood Westerns.

    Little Big Man is a great movie, as I have said, and it deserves much more notoriety than it receives. This is, I fear, a film that too few people of my generation know. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it as an excellent and entertaining way to spend a couple of hours.
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    • Nov 8, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pequeño gran hombre
    • Filming locations
      • Little Bighorn River, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Center Films
      • Stockbridge-Hiller Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,559,552
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,559,552
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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