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59% Critic Match
The Massacre
“A TRAGI-DRAMA OF AMERICA'S PAST IN TWO UNFORGETTABLE ACTS - Being an account of the tragic events befalling the Cavalry of Gen. George Custer and the innocents in his care at Little Big Horn”
5.9 / 10• 1912• 30m•NR• English
ActionWarWestern
Storyline
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
Cast & Crew
Wilfred Lucas
Stephen
Lead
Blanche Sweet
Stephen's Ward
Charles West
Stephen's Ward's Husband
Alfred Paget
Indian Chief
Frank Opperman
The Old Settler
Jack Pickford
The Young Boy
Claire McDowell
Stephen's Belle - In Prologue
Edward Dillon
John Randolph - In Prologue / In Cavalry
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D.W. Griffith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Massacre is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
