The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Dec 1, 1977

1h 14m

★ 2.0

If General Custer survived the Battle of Little Big Horn, would the court find him a hero or fool?

Overview

General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Television

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Cast

Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney

Brian Keith

Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney

Ken Howard

Major General Schofield

Stephen Elliott

William Sherman

J.D. Cannon

General Philip Sheridan

Nicolas Coster

Major Marcus Reno

William Daniels

President Ulysses S. Grant

Richard Dysart

Alfred Terry

Biff McGuire

Mrs. Linda Slaughter

Susan Sullivan

Jefferson

Anthony Zerbe

Gen. George Armstrong Custer

James Olson

Elizabeth Custer

Blythe Danner

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