Custer's Last Stand

Jan 17, 2012

2h 0m

★ 7.0

Desperate for fame. Reckless for glory.

Overview

Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, untimely death on the windswept Plains of the West. On June 26, 1876, Custer, a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage ordered his soldiers to drive back a large army of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. By day's end, Custer and nearly a third of his army were dead.

Genres

Documentary

History

War

Production Companies

Insignia Films

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Michael Murphy

Crazy Horse

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