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They Died with Their Boots On

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The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1941-11-20

Runtime: 140 mins

Director: Raoul Walsh

Spoken language: English, Italiano

Genres: Western, War, Drama, Romance

Original title: They Died with Their Boots On

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

George Armstrong Custer

Errol Flynn

Olivia de Havilland

Arthur Kennedy

Charley Grapewin

Gene Lockhart

Anthony Quinn

Stanley Ridges

John Litel

Walter Hampden

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Sydney Greenstreet

Fitzhugh Lee

Regis Toomey

Callie

Hattie McDaniel

Lt. 'Queen's Own' Butler

G.P. Huntley

Capt. Webb

Frank Wilcox

Reviews

Geronimo1967

This tale of the rise and fall of the enigmatically charming, if flawed, General George Armstrong Custer has much less to do with American history than it has to do with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at the box office; so I think it's best we treat this as much more fiction that fact. In that spirit, this is quite an exciting, if melodramatic, outing for the stars. The film is too long, but moves along OK and the battle scenes are competent. Sydney Greenstreet and his creamed onions steal this for me before a well staged battle at the "Little Big Horn"

2022-06-25

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