The Battle of the Little Big Horn (1991) - From 'Son of the Morning Star' Custer Mini-Series

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147 Years ago today! A brilliant, and rarely excellent nonfiction account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the blow-by-blow events of the battle of the Little Bighorn.

Based on Evan S. Connell's best-selling 1984 book of the same name, It starred Gary Cole (George Armstrong Custer) and featured Dean Stockwell (General Philip Sheridan), Rosanna Arquette (Elizabeth Custer), Rodney A. Grant (Crazy Horse), Nick Ramus (Red Cloud), Buffy Sainte-Marie (voice of Kate Bighead), and Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Sitting Bull). Originally aired on ABC on February 3rd 1991.

"Two great warriors. One final confrontation. The last great battle for the American Frontier."

Presented as an example of great historical filmmaking and to share a film that has been a great inspiration to us - we do not own this film - For education, entertainment, enlightenment and inspiration. We hope you enjoy!

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[georgedoherty]

The Sioux and Cheyenne warriors actually looked like ties gone bye, the paint, the long hair, dress, instead of Native Americans with short back and sides, with a head band with one feather, and stripes for paint on their faces in the old hollywood westerns, this is authentic, just like Dances with wolves, so well done for that.

[treykoyawena]

Thank you for the brave warriors who fought to preserve our way of life and heritage!!!!
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull legends never die!

What a victory!!!

[johnzeszut]

"...this day we go home by a road we do not know."

[Tanakun]

Remember watching this during the 90s, during prime time on tv late evening. When TV was still good. Now today, tv broadcasting is garbage

[stevenewman]

😉👍This was such a great show when I watched it back in 91 I always felt that this was one of the best and accurate and true portraitels of Custer indeed, It truly needs to be put back on DVD or Blurey for sure in it's entirety so I can get myself a copy of it!, 👌.

[mindyharwood]

Best book i ever read. I became a history buff concerning the Battle after that.

[razorshark]

This is an awesome two-part history western series. So close to the real story and characters. This film needs to be on DVD.

[glucausa]

I was born and raised in italy and moved to the U.S. 20 some years ago. I watched and read some movies, documentaries and books about this battle as well as about Custer, the 7th Cavalry, the Sioux and their chief Sotting Bull.

In July 2023 I took my kids to the Little Big Horn battle ground.

I love my new Country the U.S. and I’m also a proud American citizen and I honor our military, however my sympathy and respect go to the Lakota People who fought protecting their land and families.

[JillValentinex]

First of all! I'm German and my English is a bit rusty. I understand it better than I can express myself. But, I try anyway. It's interesting to read some of the comments! They teach each other, and also point out that the battle didn't take place like that, or who didn't follow orders where and how. It's often forgotten that when this series was filmed, many of the truths that investigations have uncovered over the past few years didn't exist. Much of what was reconstructed from witness statements has now also been partially refuted. The fact is that no one has been able to reconstruct the battle with 100% accuracy, and it is questionable whether this will ever be possible, despite the most modern technology. The battle depicted in "Son of the morning Star" may not have happened that way, but it's still the best thing to see in movies because it just captures the mood well. And that counts for me. So, thanks for this video. Unfortunately there is no high-quality version on DVD.

[TheSonicdruid]

First thing I noticed… all the friggen awesome hats!

[bullluttttt]

Some of those who were at Little Big Horn ( Sitting Bull ) found themselves touring the Buffalo Bill shows.😯 They came to France, to Alsace (a region which was then German). They spent several months (1890-91) in Benfeld, a few kilometers from the city of Strasbourg, where they regularly went on horseback through the Stockfeld, an area of ​​forest and countryside then a playground for the city's children who went to meet the Indians. The children then got into the habit of shooting arrows at the tram that passed by and even today the name of Stockfeld Indianer remained

[eldorados_lost_searcher]

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I watched this when it was first broadcast, and the warrior with the buffalo headdress and coup stick scared the hell out of me.

[catsnow]

Actions motivated by needs..Custer needed once again to feel what it felt like to once again ride to glory at the head of his command..Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull needed to find something to keep their braves occupied for a while.. Everyone's needs were met...AND people made movies about it..

[mikelewis]

Probably the most realistic of all Custer movies - the uniforms the troops wore was a pretty fair approximation of how the Seventh would have appeared at the time...not the smart blue outfits of the John Ford classics!

[BillCuddy]

I wish someone would have done a movie on the Reno-Benteen defense. They withstood the entire Sioux/Cheyenne onslaught for most of 2 days with heroic resistance.

[TheSonicdruid]

AWESOME! Perfect timing! Thanks you… Cheers from Australia!

[Berghof]

The last survivor of Reno Hill, Sgt. C. Windolph, is buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Windolph, a German immigrant, had deserted from the 7th Cav. early, but reenlisted under an assumed name. He won the Medal of Honor for volunteering to sneak down to the river that night to retrieve water for the wounded. Later he worked at the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, just outside Deadwood. The author of Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay became friends with Windolph in Charley's later years. Windolph died in 1950. I participated in the 110th Anniversary Re-ride at the Little Big Horn, and was fortunate to meet Curley's granddaughter. "She said this to me. "This is not just old history to us. It is our family history."

[josephdirenzo]

Reading Nathan philbricks book now. The last stand. Really good. Wish it would come on tv again.

[IntheBlood]

This pictured a melee quite well. A MAN IS MOST VULNERABLE WHEN HE IS BUSY RELOADING!

[stevensmith]

When a chief was asked afterward how long did Custer's stand last, he explained " as long as it takes for a hungry man to eat his breakfast "