Chief Dan George's line when his character goes up the mountain to die but doesn't: "Well, sometimes the magic works, and sometimes it doesn't." Best dry humor line ever.

Custer, according to the officers who found his body, had been stripped of his clothing and boots, and had suffered two wounds; one gunshot to the left temple area and one in the side of his chest. He was found in a tangle bodies, both men and horses, a few feet down the slope on the north side of the hill where the "Last Stand" memorial stands. Most of the indigenous warriors who fought Custer's command, did so on foot, as they didn't have time to get to their pony herds.

Stepping on that actual battlefield is humbling. It really gives perspective to the loss of human life in that short but haunting battle

When I was little this was one on my all-time favorite movies 🥰

My all-time favourite film.

I love the sound track, how the battle subsides and you only hear horses clopping about.

Great sequence, and terrific performances by Mulligan and Hoffman.

A great movie ! It makes my heart soar like a hawk

Actually filmed in part on the Little Bighorn battlefield. Near Cedar coulee.

Saw this movie when originally released in early 70's, still one of my favorites. The best part IMO, of this particular part was when Hoffman tricked Custer into going down in the valley." So, there are no Indians there? I didn't say that, there thousands of Indians there, but this time they aren't defenseless women and children, they're Cheyene and Souix braves and when they get done with you, you'll be just a little grease spot." Or something to that effect. Anyway, a great movie.

I remember watching this movie when I was a kid with my dad,it was one of his favorites!!!Aloha from Hawaii🤙🏽

The mini series son of the morning star is by far the most accurate version of the battle

I love this movie. A gem

I never liked this movie as a kid because I thought the portrayal of the battle was silly, but it's still way more authentic than Ridley Scott's Napoleon.

Truly great movie. Custer wasn't insane, just made a fatal mistake that day dividing his forces.

In my youth custer was a brave daring soldier defeated by overwhelming numbers. Then in the 70s he was a megalomaniac nut case who lost because he ignored procedure. Now he is seen as a talented commander who made decisions based on available Intel and fought heroically but was out played by a tenacious fearless enemy.

The terrain is quite accurate.

Iguess Custer learned fighting a bunch of warriors was a touch harder than killing women and children.

They should have showed the following scene where Younger Bear drops Little Big Man in Live Skins tent and declares because he saved Little Big Man he may kill him and not become an evil person.

To JoBlo Movie Clip's: Thank You for Sharing that Excellent Clip. From an Excellent rendition of a Film pertaining too the Little Bighorn Battle. I was completely impressed by the length, & conciseness of Your Clip. As well as the Fact it Show's actual Area's of the Battlefield where the Fight took Place. Such as Medicine Tail Coulee, where Custer was Turned by the Hostiles. When He tried Crossing the Little Bighorn River too Attack the Main Indian Encampment along it's Bank's. That as I mentioned was Very Impressive of You. So I'm Saying Thank You Again Very Much. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I’ve visited the battleground twice and visitor’s center. It’s very well preserved and unchanged. Excellent story telling and lectures given by park Rangers .

Col. Mustard really assed that up.

One of my a time favorites ❤

I was cheering for Crazy Horse and the routing of General Custer's troops after the killing of women and children earlier in the movie.

There are many questions about what happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn to Custer and the 5 companies directly under his command that were wiped out to a man. While he was certainly a publicity seeker, Custer was a skilled, intelligent, courageous and aggressive battlefield commander, both during the Civil War and during the Indian Wars (the morality of his conduct against Indians is a separate issue). Custer was many things and made many mistakes, resulting in him being dead in the late afternoon of June 25, 1876 with an arrow reportedly showed up his manhood. However: He was not the lunatic portrayed by Mulligan. A few facts: Custer was starting to go bald and had a fairly severe haircut before the 7th Cavalry left for his last expedition and on the day of battle which was warm, his famous buckskin jacket was reportedly rolled up behind his saddle. More importantly, Custer's Last Stand was probably not commanded by George A. Custer. His non-mutilation wounds consisted of a shot in in the chest, which would have been fatal, and from which he bled, and a shot to his left temple, from which he did not bleed. Custer was right-handed, so he is not the one who shot himself in the head. Although many scenarios have been suggested, it seems likely that Custer received a mortal wound at the start of his battle, incapacitating or killing him at the crucial moment when he was needed most to exercise command to rally his command to him for a defense or unified breakout. Instead, when looking at a map of the markers where the bodies of the 7th Cavalry troopers were found, it appears that there were 6 major groupings of troops, each consisting of each of Custer's 5 companies, and then the Last Stand hillside. For example, one can see where soldiers from Captain Yates's and Captain Tom Custer's commands were, but both men's bodies were found in the Last Stand area. Capt. Tom Custer, Lt. Col. Custer's younger brother, who would die along with their younger brother Boston, brother-in-law Lt. James Calhoun and nephew Henry Reed. Calhoun is another example of how the disintegration of command may have taken place, as he was found dead next to his second-in-command, but some distance from the bulk of the dead men of his company, indicating that the survivors of his decimated company were trying to link up with other survivors (likely the company of Capt. Myles Keogh), but could not make it there before being killed, or Keogh's unit being overrun. But the idea may have of everyone gathered around Custer fighting it out is incorrect. First, he was likely dead or dying when his unit was swarmed. The map of the battlefield dead looks like that of a number of different companies spread out over the battlefield, separately attacked and overwhelmed, unable to link up to form a cohesive defense, with some survivors of the initial onslaught managing to get as far as The Last Stand hillside, where, trapped, they made their last stand. It seems likely that one of the final acts of the battle was that to make sure Custer was dead, and could not be tortured, one of his men shot Custer in the head. As to how Custer got there, dead, with someone, likely one of his own officers, or even one of his brothers shooting him in the head just to make sure he couldn't be tortured, is certainly due to mistakes Custer made, but there are many sources of ownership for the disaster. First, the entire expedition: A march by General Crook, a column led by Col. Gibbon, and a column led by General Terry and Custer, was based on the premise that they were going after 500-750 warriors, no more than 800 warriors in the entire region. The commanders made all their calculations based on this number, which turned out to be wildly inaccurate. Custer made all his decisions based on that figure, right up to the moment when he finally saw the village with his own eyes. Custer had justification for believing that his 7th Cavalry could handle any Indian war band of 500-800 warriors. The problem was that he was facing 1,500-2,500+ warriors. Then things started to fall apart before the Battle of the Little Big Horn took place. On June 17, Crook's column was ambushed by a large force led by Crazy Horse. Only the alertness of Indian scouts and the delaying action of over 100 Crow Indian allies of Crook bought enough time for Crook to get his men ready for the attack. Crook was shocked by the number of Indians and though he successfully drove off the attack, his column of more than 1,000 soldiers and Indian allies remained stationary for weeks. Custer, Terry and Gibbon never knew this. News of the victory spread like wildfire with many Indians joining up with the Indians, swelling their numbers. Gibbon joined up with the Custer/Terry column, with Custer sent off with the 7th on a reconnaissance, Gibbon and Terry going off in a different direction, planning to meet on June 26th or 27th on the Little Big Horn. Custer had discretion to change his orders as he deemed appropriate under changes in circumstance. Custer turns down 4 companies of the 2nd Cavalry, believing that he doesn't need them, again due to the belief in the size of the force he is facing. He knows what the 7th Cavalry can do, he doesn't know the capabilities of the 2nd Cavalry companies. He plans to push hard, just like the Indians do, so he also rejects 4 Gatling guns. The Gatlings are mounted like artillery and are relatively slow to move. Further, when deployed, the crews are standing, fully exposed. They might have been of use to Reno in his part of the action, but not really for Custer's command, which seems to have been suddenly assaulted from multiple fronts, making it questionable whether the Gatlings could have been deployed in time to assist Custer's action. Custer force marches, plans to personally scout on June 25th, then launch a morning attack on June 26th. However, back tracking their trail, his scouts report that their march has been discovered by Indians. It seems these were Indians leaving the village, but Custer reasonably believes that he has been discovered and that he needs to attack the village his scouts have found. He is told it is the biggest village they have ever seen. At this point, however, Custer would believe that a village of 800 warriors would match that description; he still has no idea what he is facing. Custer had divided his command of 12 companies into 4 portions: 1 company is guarding the pack train of supplies, he has command of 5 companies, Major Reno has command of 3 companies, and Capt. Benteen has command of the remaining 3 companies. Custer has made a mistake that the opposition he is unknowingly facing renders fatal: He has sent Benteen off on a wild goose chase. Believing he has to act before the Indians can flee, he orders Reno to attack, sets off, and then sends a message for Benteen to join him, bringing the packs. Custer means for Benteen to bring the ammunition packs in the event of a prolonged fight. However, both of his junior officers fail Custer. Reno forms a skirmish line but when the top Indian scout who is next to Reno is killed by a headshot that splatters Reno, Reno orders a retreat, despite hardly any casualties at that point. There is evidence that Reno's situation would have become dangerous in the not too distant future, but Custer needs every minute Reno can buy to distract the Indians. Custer's plan is to attack the rear of the village, taking women and children hostage to force the Indians to lay down their weapons and return to the reservation. He wants Benteen to reinforce him. Benteen gets the message but needs to water his horses. Benteen despises Custer and makes no effort to reach Custer. Benteen links up with Reno, and the pack train, and their 300+ command holds out until relieved. Whether Benteen could have reached Custer's command is an open question, as is what effect such a joinder would have had. The Custer battlefield was on an open area, not very defensible. Reno's location was more defensible. It is possible that Benteen could have arrived in time for Custer's command, at least part of it, to escape. Or he might have linked up before the assault began on Custer's command, enabling Custer to keep moving and reach the end of the village and begin his assault. This might have ended in victory. It is also quite possible that Benteen and his 3 companies might have been wiped out with Custer, and that Reno and the pack train, without Benteen's 3 companies, might have also been wiped out. It is also possible that Custer's command was spread out because they were on the lookout for Benteen. Custer and his command died due to bad military intelligence impacting every level of the campaign and actual battle, Crook's failure to continue his advance, excellent tactics by the Indians in response to Custer, Custer's failure to keep Benteen on a short leash, Custer's failure to scout the battlefield and make decisions based on what he believed he faced, instead of decisions based upon what he actually faced. He almost certainly paid for it with his life too early to impact the battle once it started, with that loss of command cohesion dooming the men he had brought to the battle.

200 Calvary against !0,000 Sioux braves . What the HE!@# was he thinking .

Most movies that had Custer you were hoping for him to live, but watching this film you want to see him dead. When I first saw this film and Soldier Blue it changed my point of view of the Native American. I love the fact that they filmed not to far from the real battlefield. This is my favorite Dustin Hoffman film next to Marathon Man and Rain Man.

I like this film mainly for the musical soundtrack. ...very authentic

I was 16 and just moved to Melbourne with my GF, this movie left a huge impression on me, it disturbed me greatly, it was loosely base upon the massacre in Vietnam by U.S. soldiers.

Excellent movie , even better book.

Great!

This is a great effing movie!!!

When Chief Dan George did not win Best Supporting Actor for this film is when I stopped giving a damn about the Oscars.

this was such a strange film to put out in America .many Americans do not seem to understand this sort of satire ,the comments appear to confirm it .i remember being a little unsettled when i was a kid as i was not sure how to take it .but its great film if a little outdated now.

Can you believe Richard Mulligan starred with Billy Christol on the sitcom "Soap"?

Ol mate finally paid his life debt to Jack. Imagine the sheer joy of his victory dance😀👍🏻

good film....not seen it since the late 70s....

Great film.

justice is SERVED

We’ve caught them napping,take no prisoners……oh wait

I love this....and my Debbie..

If i were among custers soldiers, this high tone yelling would have made me extra agressive

Faye Runaway was 💯🔥🔥🔥😳❤️

Altro bellissimo western...dastin offman bravo come tutto il cast....ottimo

0:52 If I was one of those cavalrymen I’d have an avalanche in my pants at that moment.

Que buena pelicula, la vi hace unos años ya... Historia parecida con los nativos en mi Argentina

Masterpiece movie

This is one of my favorite movies !!! I could watch it once a year for life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great movie

Custer survived then went on to play Burt on the 1970's comedy Soap

Custer should have listened to his Scouts.

Not quite how it happened but close. Custer and his column was wiped out in about 15 minutes but Reno managed to make it through the night and slipped away.

А я, реально, думал, что сейчас увижу новый клип группы LITTLE BIG , остроумно выстёбывающий этот эпизод истории Мирового гегемона. Секунд 15-ть ждал начала клипа :-))

Custer looks like the guy in the shroud of Turin

I love this movie it's so stupid it's great

This was the first film depiction of the Battle of Little Big Horn that I saw as a child which showed the chaos of the battle. It was certainly better than Errol Flynn's "They Died With Their Boots On."

A good day in America history....

Larga vida al pueblo nativo americano ¡¡¡¡

was in fact a series of last stands ; aside from the Reno survivors action that lasted until day after - Benteen wasn't involved at all ; re comments below

All for gold

Most of Custers male relatives were killed. Including Tom Custer who had Two Congressional Medals of Honour. It's sad the movie portrays Custer as Mentally deficient he was a very brave man. and a man of his time, his charges in battle during the civil war helped win the day for the Union.

The movie 🎥 clip of "Little Big Man" (1970) gives an excellent example of the true story of "Custer's Last Stand" (aka The Battle of Little Big Horn 7/3/1876.)

Indian accounts talk of the dust clouds from the horses and black powder firearms which covered everything in a sort of fine grey ash. The soldiers uniforms were covered in it. Visibility almost zero.

unfortunately was this the only great Penalty for the USA in that Time

Compared to islawanda only a small massacre!

Should have formed a square.

For those who don't know the scenes presented in this video were filmed on the actual battlefield so what you see are the actual places we're important incident's occured I don't know how they got permission

While they got what they deserved, visiting the actual battlefield is a haunting experience and really makes you picture the terror they must have felt as little pockets of men fell here & there across the terrain.

Hubris and madness... a very unfortunate and tragic combination in leaders.

I do not see one person reloading a weapon. Duh.

Nice to see the good guys winning for a change!

Made his men leave their sabres behind, AND 2 gattling guns. But hey, the man was accidentally promoted from Lieutenant to General in the Civil war & WEIRDLY kept the rank of Colonel..

Beautiful.

В барабане пять зарядов, выстрелил десять...

If the Lakotas were going out they were going out with a Bang

Human beings are rare. White man are always plentiful. We have won today but we won’t win tomorrow ~ Grandfather 1876

One up for the good guys for a change justice was served to the UNited states by the American Indian True natives of the USA .

GRANDIOSA PELICULA....INSUPERABLE!

I often wondered how men fight on horseback without falling off. Now I know.

Hoffman was costners inspiration lol?

"Take no prisoners!" Well they sure obeyed that order.

My favorite part was the immortal Faye Dunaway telling Hoffman of her dream of going to Washington D. C and becoming a senator's wife.

as a old movie enthusiast I must laugh so much, as Richard Mulligan has play later a similar role in the movie "teachers" from 1984 (as a mental sick patient wo think he would be a teacher), in few seconds I have remember me at this movie and scene Arthur Hiller's 1984 comedy drama Teachers features Richard Mulligan partially reprising his Custer role as Herbert Gower, an outpatient from a mental institution who is accidentally put in charge of a U.S. history class and teaches his pupils while impersonating historical figures such as George Armstrong Custer but also Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

If he hadn't split his forces he might have survived.

Son of the morning star

1:25..."holy shit...there are fucking thousands of them..."

Custer did not charge the village, he was up on the bluffs spread out into several units, and one by one they got cut down. He should have kept his forces together.

I do not believe he wanted to do that.

As Hoffman said in an interview some years later" it's a pathetic movie one off which I will always regret taking part in".

4,000 passed off sue,I with them

Baloney. It did not happen this way. Take a trip on the google and be surprised.

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The funny thing is even if its overly exaggerated Custer honestly thought highly of himself and thought they'd elect him president when in reality many of the army's generals didnt like him Grant didnt care for him he used women and children as human sheilds

Incredibly inaccurate film based on historical documentation.

The only satisfaction this battle... (Im ITA xcus for eng)

They say Custer was one of the first to fall. AlI can say is that Chuck Norris would have certainly won. Not that it matters to me one way or the other. Blood was very red back then. All of it looks like lung blood, but not as frothy. It would have been better if Custer had not said anything.

That bore no resemblance to reality! The Indians fought much smarter, weren't on horseback at the final stage but in creeping through long grass with superior firepower, better strategic position and subdued any fighting defence before closing in for the coup de grace, with tomahawk and knife. The Sioux were masters at war, not simple savages throwing spears or charging mindlessly. They were out to kill, to defend their village of old, women and children. They were angry. They knew how to surround a foe, cut them off from escape, and take them down while minimising casualties. They had better rifles than the US Cavalry, faster firing. Hollywood has a lot to answer for in demeaning Indians and portraying nonsense. Custer was shot, multiple times, not arrowed, and some say, wounded, he shot himself in the forehead with his "last bullet".

Did NOT go down that way at all. Not accurate

Real life, real pain and huge losses however Custer got his due and seems he deserved it!

good movie even with the ridiculous depiction of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.