They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
- Raoul Walsh
- Russell Saunders
- Claude Archer
- B. Reeves Eason
- Arthur Lueker
- Wally Kline
- Æneas MacKenzie
Rating: 6.6/10 by 105 users
Alternative Title:
Der Held des Westens - AT
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Italiano
Runtime: 02 hour 20 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: biography, historical figure, little big horn, sitting bull, general custer
This tale of the rise and fall of the enigmatically charming, if flawed, General George Armstrong Custer has much less to do with American history than it has to do with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at the box office; so I think it's best we treat this as much more fiction that fact. In that spirit, this is quite an exciting, if melodramatic, outing for the stars. The film is too long, but moves along OK and the battle scenes are competent. Sydney Greenstreet and his creamed onions steal this for me before a well staged battle at the "Little Big Horn"