Custer of the West

Nov 9, 1967

2h 20m

★ 5.8

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!

Overview

Biopic of General George Armstrong Custer from his rise to prominence in the Civil War through to his "last stand" at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Security Pictures

Cinerama Productions

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Cast

George Armstrong Custer

Robert Shaw

Elizabeth Custer

Mary Ure

Maj. Marcus Reno

Ty Hardin

Capt. Benteen

Jeffrey Hunter

Gen. Philip Sheridan

Lawrence Tierney

The gold miner

Marc Lawrence

Chief Dull Knife

Kieron Moore

Mulligan

Robert Ryan

Lt. Howells (as Charles Stalnaker)

Charles Stalmaker

Sgt. Buckley

Robert Hall

Fort Doctor

John Clark

Indian Scout

Luis Rivera

Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.

5.5

Don't Touch the White Woman!

Jan 23, 1974

A highly stylized surreal farce about the events leading up to Custer's Last Stand anachronistically reenacted in an urban renewal area in modern Paris.

4.2

The Great Sioux Massacre

Apr 25, 1965

Colonel Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a Senator Blaine convinces him to run for President, Custer decides to upstage General Terry at Little Big Horn.

5.7

The Return of a Man Called Horse

Jun 28, 1976

Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West-and the Yellow Hands Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the tribe's land only to discover that they've been decimated by ruthless, government-backed fur traders. Led by Horse, they fight to repossess their land.

6.3

Crossfire Trail

Jan 21, 2001

Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an unscrupulous land grabber and his gunmen are sizing up the ranch the way a spider eyes a fly.

3.0

Ebenezer

Oct 13, 1998

A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

0.0

Coyote

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No overview available.

0.0

The Cyclone Kid

May 31, 1942

A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious means. The brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a range war between homesteaders and a crooked cattleman.

6.1

The Great Locomotive Chase

Jun 8, 1956

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing everything he can to stop them. Based on a true story.

6.4

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Oct 28, 1958

English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.

5.7

Nevada

Dec 25, 1944

Just as Nevada wins $7000 in yellowback bills, Ben Ide takes his $7000 and heads out to buy mining equipment. Burridge has his man Powell kill Ide and retrieve the money and Nevada finds Ide just as the posse arrives. Found with the money Nevada is arrested and Burridge now gets Powell to incite the local citizens to lynch Nevada.

6.0

The Cry of the Wild Geese

Sep 22, 1961

No overview available.

0.0

Ozarks Legacy & Legend

Apr 28, 1995

In the 1820s two orphaned brothers carve a niche for themselves and their families with the beauty and music of the Ozark Mountain region as a backdrop.

4.0

Man from Oklahoma

Jul 1, 1945

The feuding Lanes and Whittakers are brought together with the help of Roy Rogers, when a business tycoon tries to play one family against the other.

5.0

Oh! Susanna

Mar 1, 1951

Unable to keep peace between frontier Indians and the US Cavalry, a heroic Captain risks court-martial to prevent bloodshed.

5.6

Red River

Apr 10, 1988

Remake of the 1948 John Wayne feature about a man who rebels against his tyrannical guardian during a crucial cattle drive.

0.0

Saddlemates

May 15, 1941

The Three Mesquiteers, as army scouts, soothe hostilities between the Army and Indians after both have been riled by someone with a hidden agenda - a renegade chief, who is found to be masquerading as an Army interpreter.