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Custer of the West

Custer of the West

From the fury and chaos of the Civil War to the glory days of the 7th Cavalry ...to the final earth-shaking charge at Little Big Horn!

19675.92h 23m

Overview

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.

Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by Julian Zimet, Bernard Gordon
Produced by Philip Yordan, Louis Dolivet
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0M0

Top Cast

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

General George Armstrong Custer

Mary Ure

Mary Ure

Elizabeth Custer

Ty Hardin

Ty Hardin

Major Marcus Reno

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

Captain Benteen

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

General Philip Sheridan

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Gold Miner

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Chief Dull Knife

C

Charles Stalmaker

Lieutenant Howells

R

Robert Hall

Sergeant Buckley

J

Jack Gaskins

Sergeant Gaskins

Themes & Keywords

little big hornsioux tribeamerican civil warcheyenneu.s. cavalryhistorical dramabattle of the little bighorn19th centurybased on real person

About Custer of the West

Custer of the West is a history, western, drama film released in 1967 exploring themes of little big horn, sioux tribe, american civil war, cheyenne, u.s. cavalry, historical drama. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it stars Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Ty Hardin. 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.

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