Disingenuous locations and tedious scenes, but several highlights RELEASED IN 1967 and directed by Robert Siodmak, "Custer of the West" is a French/Spanish/American production starring Robert Shaw as the titular hero who becomes the youngest general in the Civil War at 23 and then goes on to fight in the Indian Wars of the northern plains, eventually dying at the Battle of Little Bighorn at the age of 36. Mary…
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!
The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
Top Cast
Robert Shaw
General George Armstrong Custer
Mary Ure
Elizabeth Custer
Ty Hardin
Major Marcus Reno
Jeffrey Hunter
Captain Benteen
Lawrence Tierney
General Philip Sheridan
Marc Lawrence
Gold Miner
Kieron Moore
Chief Dull Knife
Charles Stalmaker
Lieutenant Howells
Robert Hall
Sergeant Buckley
Jack Gaskins
Sergeant Gaskins
Jack Taylor
John Clark
Fort Doctor
Fred Kohler Jr.
Luis Rivera
Indian Scout
Clemence Bettany
Barta Barri
Grand Duke Alexi
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What is Custer of the West about?
The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
When was Custer of the West released?
Custer of the West was released in 1967.
What genres does Custer of the West belong to?
Custer of the West is categorised as History, Western, Drama.
Who stars in Custer of the West?
The cast of Custer of the West includes Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Ty Hardin, Jeffrey Hunter, Lawrence Tierney.