Little Big Man
Either the most neglected hero in history or a liar of insane proportion!
WesternComedyAdventureDramabased on novel or bookfightindian territorysettlernative americanorphancheyenne19th century
A sprawling, darkly comic revisionist Western that uses an unreliable narrator's tall tale to interrogate American mythology and the violence of westward expansion.
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Essence
Ensemble
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Crabb
Faye Dunaway
Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Chief Dan George
Old Lodge Skins
Martin Balsam
Mr. Merriweather
Richard Mulligan
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Jeff Corey
Wild Bill Hickok
Aimée Eccles
Sunshine
Kelly Jean Peters
Olga
William Hickey
Historian
Alan Oppenheimer
Major
Lou Cutell
Deacon
M. Emmet Walsh
Shotgun Guard
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
