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The Glory Guys

The Glory Guys

Eee-Yo!!! Here comes the Glory Guys!

19656.51h 52m

Overview

Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

Directed by Arnold Laven
Written by Hoffman Birney, Sam Peckinpah
Produced by Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven, Jules V. Levy
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Top Cast

Tom Tryon

Tom Tryon

Capt. Demas Harrod

Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell

Sol Rogers

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Lou Woddard

Michael Anderson Jr.

Michael Anderson Jr.

Pvt. Martin Hale

James Caan

James Caan

Pvt. Anthony Dugan

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Sgt. James Gregory

Erik Holland

Erik Holland

Pvt. Clark Gentry

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Pvt. Lucas Crain

Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan

Gen. Frederick McCabe

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Walter Scott

Lt. Cook

Themes & Keywords

cavalrylittle big hornbarroom brawlfrontier scout

About The Glory Guys

The Glory Guys is a drama, action, western, romance film released in 1965 exploring themes of cavalry, little big horn, barroom brawl, frontier scout. Directed by Arnold Laven, it stars Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger. Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

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