Tommy Tainant
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I watched this last night. Havent seen it since the 60s when I pestered my Dad to take me and see it.Its a bit of a curates egg as a film. Some parts are brilliant but some parts dont add up.
It starts in the Civil War with Custer leading charges against the Rebs and ends at the Little Big Horn a few years later.
Custer comes across as a self obsessed idiot who got many of his men killed in order to create his own legend.
It looks amazing despite being filmed in Spain and there are several sequences that will stay with you for ever.
In particular the escape from the lumber camp is still thrilling 50 years later. It is worth watching for that alone.
The reviews on imdb are a bit churlish in my opinion. It is a bit disjointed and Robert Shaw isnt American.But it packs a lot into its 2 hours. The only thing missing is a sympathetic central character.
Custer of the West (1967) - IMDb
It starts in the Civil War with Custer leading charges against the Rebs and ends at the Little Big Horn a few years later.
Custer comes across as a self obsessed idiot who got many of his men killed in order to create his own legend.
It looks amazing despite being filmed in Spain and there are several sequences that will stay with you for ever.
In particular the escape from the lumber camp is still thrilling 50 years later. It is worth watching for that alone.
The reviews on imdb are a bit churlish in my opinion. It is a bit disjointed and Robert Shaw isnt American.But it packs a lot into its 2 hours. The only thing missing is a sympathetic central character.
Custer of the West (1967) - IMDb