Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.
Released: Jul 07, 1965
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genre: Drama, Action, Western, Romance
Stars: Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, Michael Anderson Jr., James Caan, Slim Pickens
Crew: Hoffman Birney (Novel), Sam Peckinpah (Writer), Arnold Laven (Director), Arthur Gardner (Producer), Arnold Laven (Producer), Jules V. Levy (Producer)