General Custer is on trial for the deaths of his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Acting
Brian Keith's weary defense attorney carries the whole thing.
Writing
Clever alt-history premise that stage-play structure can't quite sustain.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Brian Keith
Allan Jacobson - Defense Attorney
Ken Howard
Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney
Stephen Elliott
Major General Schofield
J.D. Cannon
William Sherman
Nicolas Coster
General Philip Sheridan
William Daniels
Major Marcus Reno
Richard Dysart
President Ulysses S. Grant
Biff McGuire
Alfred Terry
Susan Sullivan
Mrs. Linda Slaughter
Anthony Zerbe
Jefferson
James Olson
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Blythe Danner
Elizabeth Custer
Dehl Berti
John Cunningham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was based on a 1966 novel by Douglas C. Jones, who spent 20 years in the Army before writing historical fiction.
The real Custer became a martyred hero in 1876 propaganda; this 1977 film reflects Vietnam-era skepticism toward military glory.
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