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GERMANY · 1967

Custer of the West

Robert Siodmak
New German Cinema American Civil War Native American conflict Military history Westward expansion Battle of Little Bighorn
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Synopsis

The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War who later fought and was exterminated with his entire command by warring Sioux and Cheyenne tribes at the battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.

Year1967
CountryGermany
DirectorRobert Siodmak
MovementNew German Cinema
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