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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Disappointed to find the UK copy is 4:3 ratio pan and scan. Would have bought the US version if I'd known in advance. WHY DON"T AmazonUK PUT SCREEN RATIOS IN THEIR PRODUCT LISTINGS ?????
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The Little Big Horn battle most certainly was not a triumph for the 'tactical genius' of Crazy Horse etc. The Indians were caught napping and it was only the ineptitude of Custer's subordinates, combined with Custer's inability to cross the river itself due to deep mud, that brought the Indians victory. Their overwhelming superiority in numbers was also a major contributing factor. That said, this film bears very little resemblance to the historical facts and places the action not in the lush green pastures of the Big Horn area, but in the strange desert netherworld usually populated by heroes of spaghetti westerns. This is a kind of pseudo spaghetti, filmed in Spain by a US company. Shaw is an able Custer (and he was only about 5 years older than Custer was when he made this film) but he is let down by the atrocious script and some dreadful supporting performances. The widescreen effects (lost on this DVD) take up far too much time and add little to the story. The definitive film about the much maligned General has yet to be made (the nearest we have got is Son of the Morning Star) and in the current political climate I expect we will never get one. There is a widescreen version of this film available (apart from the R1 edition) but to be honest, the film isn't really worth it.
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I have been waiting for you Yellow Hair.
Custer of the West is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Bernard Gordon and Julian Zimet. It stars Robert Shaw, Jeffrey Hunter, Lawrence Tierney, Ty Hardin, Mary Ure and Kieron Moore. It's a Cinerama production with music by Bernardo Segall and cinematography by Cecilio Paniagua. Film is a very loose telling of George Armstrong Custer's military life from 1861 up to his death at Little Big Horn in 1876.
It's the word disjointed that springs to mind once one has sat thru this attempt at an epic telling of George Custer's (Shaw) demise. Right thru the film nothing ever plays out right; Shaw's accent, the historical facts, Segall's score sounding like it belongs in a comedy, Cinerama scenes thrown in without due care for narrative, jumbled intentions of the makers in what they want to say, wooden prop acting (Ure falls in for mannequin duties), Spanish location for filming one of the American West's most famous battles and the final battle itself is short, weak and befits the penny pinching feel of the whole movie. Undeniably the ambition is there, with the odd moment of visual splendour, but it plods when it should be sprinting and tedious in dialogue when it should be perking up the ears. As good as Siodmak (The Killers/Criss Cross) was at directing low budget noirs of the 40s, here he is without impetus and inspiration and you have to wish that original choice to direct, Akira Kurosawa, had indeed gotten hold of the project.
Shaw at least adds intensity and part of the screenplay has honourable intentions to be sympathetic to Native Americans, but ultimately the film as a whole is a disjointed experience. 4/10
Custer of the West is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Bernard Gordon and Julian Zimet. It stars Robert Shaw, Jeffrey Hunter, Lawrence Tierney, Ty Hardin, Mary Ure and Kieron Moore. It's a Cinerama production with music by Bernardo Segall and cinematography by Cecilio Paniagua. Film is a very loose telling of George Armstrong Custer's military life from 1861 up to his death at Little Big Horn in 1876.
It's the word disjointed that springs to mind once one has sat thru this attempt at an epic telling of George Custer's (Shaw) demise. Right thru the film nothing ever plays out right; Shaw's accent, the historical facts, Segall's score sounding like it belongs in a comedy, Cinerama scenes thrown in without due care for narrative, jumbled intentions of the makers in what they want to say, wooden prop acting (Ure falls in for mannequin duties), Spanish location for filming one of the American West's most famous battles and the final battle itself is short, weak and befits the penny pinching feel of the whole movie. Undeniably the ambition is there, with the odd moment of visual splendour, but it plods when it should be sprinting and tedious in dialogue when it should be perking up the ears. As good as Siodmak (The Killers/Criss Cross) was at directing low budget noirs of the 40s, here he is without impetus and inspiration and you have to wish that original choice to direct, Akira Kurosawa, had indeed gotten hold of the project.
Shaw at least adds intensity and part of the screenplay has honourable intentions to be sympathetic to Native Americans, but ultimately the film as a whole is a disjointed experience. 4/10
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hollywood meets Big Bad Indians.
If you have a smattering of historical knowledge do not watch. The film endeavours to portray Gen. Custer (Shaw) as the noble self-sacrificing hero let down by others. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2009 by Aquinas
A waste of money and talent.
Even if you only have a modicum of knowledge regarding George Custer and his famous last stand then you will probably have more knowledge than the makers of this film did. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2008 by Rex Kramer
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