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Description Opening with a montage depicting its subject's Civil War exploits, Custer of the West carries us across four years of fighting in less than four minutes of screen time. The Civil War ended, George Armstrong Custer (Robert Shaw) longs for action and to hold onto his rank of general, so General Phil Sheridan (Lawrence Tierney) sends him West, admitting that there will be no nobility to his cause there -- the government and the people want the land, and that means getting the Indians off...
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One of the many attempts to dramatize the life and career of George Armstrong Custer, Robert Siodmak's Custer Of The West is no more devoted to historical accuracy than the others, but it is interesting in ways that many of the others aren't. It is filled with good actors (and performances), who are intrinsically fascinating to watch, and it was also the first film to bring a modern political sensibilities to the story of the man's career -- that should come as no surprise, since the screenplay is...
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After his triumphs in the Civil War, General George Armstrong Custer becomes one of the most renowned military figures of his time. But he infuriates as many people as he impresses—never more so than in the days leading up to the Battle of Little Bighorn, where his sense of pride overshadows his dedication to duty with disastrous consequences. Robert Shaw portrays Custer as a pragmatic disciplinarian and loner, who identifies more with the Indians than the U.S. Army. This 1968 epic, shot in spectacular...
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A panoramic dramatization of the events leading up to the wholesale slaughter George Armstrong Custer's troops at Little Big Horn.
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Custer Of The West (widescreen) - Dvd - Charles Stalnaker,lawrence Tierney,robert Hall,marc Lawrence,robert Ryan,robert Shaw,mary Ure,jeffrey Hunter,ty Hardin,kieron Moore,irving Lerner,robert Siodmak - Military Life
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A panoramic dramatization of the events leading up to the wholesale slaughter George Armstrong Custer's troops at Little Big Horn. "...Fun to watch..." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 09/11/1998 © 2004-2009 YesAsia.com Ltd. All rights reserved. This original content has been created by or licensed to YesAsia.com, and cannot be copied or republished in any medium without the express written permission of YesAsia.com.
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8. Theme Music: "When Will Love Rule The World" (01:14)
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Description Anthony Mann's final foray into the western genre is a disturbing examination of man's baser instincts, rising in intensity to the level of Shakespearean tragedy. The film begins as seemingly naive Link (Gary Cooper) leaves his family to take a train to Fort Worth. Also on the train is saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), who is compelled by con man Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) to cheat Link out of his money. But the con comes to naught when the nefarious Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb...
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The Three Musketeers of the West (Widescreen)
Description Familiar Italian character actor Giancarlo Prete (here using the pseudonym "Timothy Brent") helps a trio of Texas Rangers escort a spy (Karin Schubert) to Mexico in this routine spaghetti Western from Bruno Corbucci who wrote the far superior genre classic Django. Future ****** star Schubert has a ****** scene, and the cult cast may draw some (co-star Luigi Montefiore later starred as Antropophagus for Aristide Massaccesi), but this one is for devotees only. With Eduardo Fajardo, Cris...
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In June of 1876, on a desolate hill above a winding river called "the Little Bighorn," George Armstrong Custer and all 210 men under his direct command were annihilated by almost 2,000 Sioux and Cheyenne. The news of this devastating loss caused a public uproar, and those in positions of power promptly began to point fingers in order to avoid responsibility. Custer, who was conveniently dead, took the brunt of the blame. The truth, however, was far more complex. A Terrible Glory is the first book...
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The "Gary Cooper Star Collection" includes "The Westerner", "Man Of The West", "Along Came Jones" and "Pride Of The Yankees". "The Westerner": Walter Brennan, in his third Academy Award(R)-Winning performance, is Judge Roy Bean, a hard-nosed judge who dispenses his own unique brand of justice. Oscar(R) Winner Gary Cooper is Cole Harden, a stranger accused of stealing horses who attempts to talk himself out of the hangman's noose. Soon, each man wins the other's grudging friendship... until Bean's...
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General George Armstrong Custer has been portrayed as everything from a vain but ultimately honorable hero (Errol Flynn in They Died with Their Boots On) to an insane, pompous incompetent (Richard Mulligan in the biting Little Big Man), but few have attempted an ambitious look at the man in all his contradictions. Robert Siodmak's Custer of the West, his final American production, attempts the task with fine results, portraying the career soldier as a pragmatist, a disciplinarian with a bullying...
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A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn--the Last Great Battle Of The American West) (reprint) (paperback)
A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn--the Last Great Battle Of The American West) (reprint) (paperback) - By James Donovan
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A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn---the Last Great Battle Of The American West Library Edition) (unabridged) (compact Disc)
A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn---the Last Great Battle Of The American West Library Edition) (unabridged) (compact Disc) - By James Donovan,james Boles (narrator) - Audio Cd
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A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn---the Last Great Battle Of The American West) (unabridged) (compact Disc)
A Terrible Glory (custer And The Little Bighorn---the Last Great Battle Of The American West) (unabridged) (compact Disc) - By James Donovan,james Boles (narrator) - Audio Cd
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Real Stories Of The Old West: Crazy Horse & Custer / Sitting Bull / Daniel Boone: Trail Blazer / Wanted: The Sundance Woman
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