The Legend of Custer

– Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regimen..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
The Legend of Custer (1968)

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Language:

English

Director:

Norman Foster, Sam Wanamaker

Writer:

Larry Cohen (suggested by), Samuel A. Peeples (creator), David Weisbart (creator), Samuel A. Peeples, Shimon Wincelberg

Main Actors:

Wayne Maunder, Slim Pickens, Michael Dante, Robert F. Simon

Plot:

In this expanded theatrical release version of the "Custer" TV series pilot, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.4/10