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Little Big Man is a revisionist Western film starring Dustin Hoffman as a white man raised by Cheyenne. The film parodies and criticizes the genre, and features a star-studded cast and a complex plot.
Dec 23, 1970 · Little Big Man: Directed by Arthur Penn. With Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam. Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
- (38K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Arthur Penn
In the present day 1970, 121-year-old Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), the oldest living man in the world, who resides in a hospice, is recounting his long and colorful life story to a curious historian (William Hickey).
A film by Arthur Penn about a man who survives the West as a settler, a Cheyenne, and a scout. Roger Ebert praises the film's yarn-like structure, its portrayal of Indians, and its circular theme of civilization.
During adolescence, he saves the life of Younger Bear in a raid against the Pawnee Indians and is given the name Little Big Man. At the age of 16, he is about to be killed in a battle against white men when he renounces his Indian background in order to save himself.
Little Big Man. In the present day, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the oldest living man in the world and residing in a hospice, recounts his plentiful life story to a curious historian.
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Little Big Man. When a curious oral historian (William Hickey) turns up to hear the life story of 121-year-old Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), he can scarcely believe his ears.
- (80)
- Western
- PG-13