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The Legend of Custer
“EVERY SAVAGE MOMENT FILLS THE SCREEN WITH THE WAR CRIES OF INDIANS...”
5.0 / 10• 1968• 1h 34m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.
Cast & Crew
Wayne Maunder
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer
Lead
Slim Pickens
California Joe Milner
Michael Dante
Crazy Horse
Robert F. Simon
General Alfred Terry
Mary Ann Mobley
Ann Landry
Alexander Davion
Captain Marcus A. Reno
Grant Woods
Captain Myles Keogh
WM
William Mims
William R. Tymen
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Foster's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Legend of Custer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
