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Custer of the West
Robert Shaw stars in this big-screen biography of maverick American Civil War general George Armstrong Custer, who met his end at Little Big Horn.
Big-screen biography of the maverick general who famously met his end at the battle of Little Big Horn in the Great Sioux War of 1876. After successes in the American Civil War, George Armstrong Custer of the Seventh Cavalry rose through the ranks and became noted as much for his bombastic cruelty as for his heroism in conquests.
Last on
Sun 22 May 201613:00
BBC Two except Northern Ireland
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| General George Armstrong Custer | Robert Shaw |
| Elizabeth Custer | Mary Ure |
| Major Marcus Reno | Ty Hardin |
| Captain Benteen | Jeffrey Hunter |
| Chief Dull Knife | Kieron Moore |
| Sergeant Patrick Mulligan | Robert Ryan |
| Executive Producer | Irving Lerner |
| Director | Robert Siodmak |
