Custer of the West
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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!

6.0 / 10 1967 2h 23mG English
HistoryWesternDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

General George Armstrong Custer

Lead
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

CS

Charles Stalmaker

Lieutenant Howells

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Siodmak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Custer of the West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker