Dustin Hoffman
Jack Crabb/Little Big Man
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Little Big Man is a 1970 American Revisionist Western film directed by Arthur Penn, adapted by Calder Willingham from Thomas Berger's 1964 novel of the same title. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey and Richard Mulligan.
Dec 23, 1970 · A 121-year-old man recounts his life as a captive, gunslinger, scout and witness of Custer's Last Stand. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes and more for this revisionist western based on a novel.
- (38K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Arthur Penn
- 1970-12-23
Little Big Man was Crazy Horse's lieutenant and threatened to kill the U.S. government commissioners negotiating with the Sioux for control of the Black Hills in 1875. He surrendered along with Crazy Horse in the late 1870s.
A film by Arthur Penn about a man who survives the West and the Cheyenne nation, played by Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George. Roger Ebert praises the film's yarn-like structure, its humor, its violence, and its portrayal of the Indian culture.
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)
- Arthur Penn
- PG-13
- Dustin Hoffman
A film about the life of Jack Crabb, who was captured by the Cheyenne as a boy and became a scout for General Custer. He recounts his adventures, tragedies and relationships with Native Americans and white people in the 19th century.
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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.
