Joseph Cotten
Major Reno
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The Great Sioux Massacre is a 1965 American Western war film directed by Sidney Salkow in CinemaScope using extensive action sequences from Salkow's 1954 Sitting Bull.
With Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars. A somewhat different take on Custer's motivation that changed him from a defender of Native-American rights into a politically-driven, headline-seeker chastiser of the Sioux during the 1870s.
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- Action, Biography, Drama
- Sidney Salkow
- 1965-09-01
The Great Sioux Massacre (1965) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Encouraged by his ambitious wife, Libbie, Custer follows orders to lead his men into a great battle against the Sioux. When he and his forces reach the Little Big Horn River, the Indian units, led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, prove stronger.
- Sidney Salkow, Abby Berlin
- Joseph Cotten
Major Reno, Cotten, is a drunken ex Southerner with a pretty daughter, Sommars. Captain Benton, McGavin, is in love with Sommars but resented and insulted by her father. The Sioux are played by "Indian" stalwarts like Iron Eyes Cody and Michael Pate.
25% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings. The story of Gen. Custer (Philip Carey) and the Little Bighorn is seen through the eyes of two of his subordinates (Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin ...
- Western
Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a senator convinces him to run for president, Custer decides to upstage General Terry at Little Big Horn.
