- Actors: Gary Cole, Rosanna Arquette, Stanley Anderson, Edward Blatchford, George Dickerson
- Directors: Mike Robe
- Writers: Evan S. Connell, Melissa Mathison
- Producers: Benjamin A. Weissman, Cyrus I. Yavneh, Preston Fischer
- Format: Colour, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, PAL
- Language English
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Odyssey
- VHS Release Date: 31 Mar 1997
- Run Time: 187 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CLLS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 447 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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The film shows two different sides of a great struggle to own the West. This is very nicely done, and I use it to teach U.S. History! My students include Native Americans, and this film addresses the history, and the problems of the cultural clash. There is also a lot of realistic action, without an over-abundance of gratuitous blood or sex. Step back onto the plains and the battle of Greasy Grass aka. Little Big Horn.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This one still remains a hard find, not often available on Amazon. It's a long film and comes at you from both sides' point of view. Good acting, well directed and produced. It could find itself in the "cult" genera (if its not already there).
If you want to know about Custer, then get get this one to update your collection, at least until something else comes along with more specifics and details.
If you want to know about Custer, then get get this one to update your collection, at least until something else comes along with more specifics and details.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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As Cowboymachito says, "If you want to know about Custer, then get this one...", I would add this, even though it may go without saying : And if you want to know about CRAZY HORSE, too.
Of course, both biographies, that of Custer and of CRAZY HORSE, are usually told together, it's hard to tell one without the other.
Being myself more interested in the Sioux leader and winner of the battle of the Little Big Horn, than in Custer, I was rather pleased. I was curious how he would be represented, knowing that (much unlike many of his Indian contempories such as Sitting Bull) no photo, interview, etc, had ever been taken of him by any whites as he was a retiring person, and I was not disappointed. His side as a mystic and 'Dreamer' is shown also.
Scenes of indian life ( Cheyenne and Sioux) alternate constantly with Custer's side of things. The background music on Indian scenes is Indian ( chants, Native flute...), as opposed to classic European style music like in too many 'indian films'.
The cover of this video may look a bit old-fashioned, but I'd say it's a modern film.
We get to know a bit of Red Cloud too - who sees things a little differently from Crazy Horse.
As far as I'm concerned, a good, unromanced biography has yet to be written about CRAZY HORSE ( and probably never will), because we have relatively little material about him apparently, so I value any bit we can get.
And just another thing, not appearing at this time on this page: BUFFY SAINTE MARIE is the narrative Indian voice.
Of course, both biographies, that of Custer and of CRAZY HORSE, are usually told together, it's hard to tell one without the other.
Being myself more interested in the Sioux leader and winner of the battle of the Little Big Horn, than in Custer, I was rather pleased. I was curious how he would be represented, knowing that (much unlike many of his Indian contempories such as Sitting Bull) no photo, interview, etc, had ever been taken of him by any whites as he was a retiring person, and I was not disappointed. His side as a mystic and 'Dreamer' is shown also.
Scenes of indian life ( Cheyenne and Sioux) alternate constantly with Custer's side of things. The background music on Indian scenes is Indian ( chants, Native flute...), as opposed to classic European style music like in too many 'indian films'.
The cover of this video may look a bit old-fashioned, but I'd say it's a modern film.
We get to know a bit of Red Cloud too - who sees things a little differently from Crazy Horse.
As far as I'm concerned, a good, unromanced biography has yet to be written about CRAZY HORSE ( and probably never will), because we have relatively little material about him apparently, so I value any bit we can get.
And just another thing, not appearing at this time on this page: BUFFY SAINTE MARIE is the narrative Indian voice.
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good series, more exposure needed in dvd format
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