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  • LITTLE BIG MAN Clip - "Custer's Last Stand" (1970) Dustin Hoffman
    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. Crabb tells of having been rescued and raised by the Cheyenne, of working as a snake-oil salesman, as a gunslinger, and as a mule skinner under Gen. Custer (Richard Mulligan). As if those weren't astonishing enough, he also claims to be the only white survivor of the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn.
    Release date: December 23, 1970 (USA)
    Director: Arthur Penn
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  • @melanieboss4038
    @melanieboss4038 Місяць тому +22

    Chief Dan George's line when his character goes up the mountain to die but doesn't: "Well, sometimes the magic works, and sometimes it doesn't." Best dry humor line ever.

    • @user-ej8ew2ib9n
      @user-ej8ew2ib9n 28 днів тому

      In the book he does cross over, book more interesting than the movie.

  • @davidmurray5399
    @davidmurray5399 7 місяців тому +119

    Custer, according to the officers who found his body, had been stripped of his clothing and boots, and had suffered two wounds; one gunshot to the left temple area and one in the side of his chest. He was found in a tangle bodies, both men and horses, a few feet down the slope on the north side of the hill where the "Last Stand" memorial stands. Most of the indigenous warriors who fought Custer's command, did so on foot, as they didn't have time to get to their pony herds.

    • @Titus_Vespasianus
      @Titus_Vespasianus 7 місяців тому +13

      He also had his ears poked with sewing needles (the native women saying..."can you hear us now...") and was the only body not mutilated...

    • @Titus_Vespasianus
      @Titus_Vespasianus 7 місяців тому +28

      Shame those men died for his ego and stupidity...

    • @OttoMattak
      @OttoMattak 7 місяців тому +9

      Custer's body was mutilated, though not to the same extent as most other troopers. The details of his mutilation were not made public until after the death of Libby Custer.
      Captain Miles Keogh's body was treated with respect, and several bodies were apparently overlooked by the warriors. Anyways. Nasty business, that.

    • @Titus_Vespasianus
      @Titus_Vespasianus 7 місяців тому +3

      @OttoMattak Accounts vary as to what percent of the bodies were scalped or mutilated. Much of the clothing and personal belongings was missing. It is known that General Custer's body, though stripped of clothing, was neither scalped nor mutilated. He had been struck twice by bullets, either one of which could have been fatal. The burials were made in shallow graves and properly marked wherever identification was possible.

    • @OttoMattak
      @OttoMattak 7 місяців тому +6

      @@Titus_Vespasianus In regards to the previously mentioned mutilation of Custers body, his fingertips were severed, arrows were jammed into his groin, and his ears were punctured. But you are correct regarding the two bullet wounds and the fact that the vast majority of the troopers were indeed found naked.

  • @delolee1271
    @delolee1271 7 місяців тому +93

    Stepping on that actual battlefield is humbling. It really gives perspective to the loss of human life in that short but haunting battle

    • @brooklynbummer
      @brooklynbummer 7 місяців тому +4

      This was a fairly accurate portrayal of what happened.

    • @whiskeytango9769
      @whiskeytango9769 6 місяців тому +1

      i agree, I was there a few years ago, seeing markers of where men fell was very humbling.

    • @31terikennedy
      @31terikennedy 6 місяців тому +7

      @@brooklynbummer No it wasn't. It was pure Hollywood.

    • @Loner-Wolf
      @Loner-Wolf 6 місяців тому

      ​@@31terikennedyit wasn't it was factual. It is said Custer and his men went down fighting. They had arrows in their backs. They where knocked on their heads. They were chased down like rabbits. They were trying to run away. That is Custer and his legacy... he tried to run away.

    • @31terikennedy
      @31terikennedy 6 місяців тому +5

      @@Loner-Wolf Who said? The Last Stand Myth came straight from the Indians. Every man was slaughtered by the Indians with the Indian women murdering the wounded.. Custer feinted an attack at the river to relieve pressure on Reno/Benteen and then led the Indians away to developed a defensive position around Last Stand Hill. This was Benteen's opportunity to attack the Indians from behind as the Indians were changing direction. It would have been Custer's anvil to Benteen's hammer. Custer needed Benteen to come quick because, otherwise, his position would be enveloped and over run. Benteen disobeyed his orders.

  • @starguard4122
    @starguard4122 4 місяці тому +21

    When I was little this was one on my all-time favorite movies 🥰

  • @brianferris8668
    @brianferris8668 3 місяці тому +17

    My all-time favourite film.

  • @katsu-graphics5634
    @katsu-graphics5634 7 місяців тому +17

    I love the sound track, how the battle subsides and you only hear horses clopping about.

  • @michaelschaefer7962
    @michaelschaefer7962 7 місяців тому +52

    Great sequence, and terrific performances by Mulligan and Hoffman.

    • @GilbertKisling
      @GilbertKisling 5 місяців тому +1

      custer was probly shitting his pants, not going nuts.

    • @philippecuenoud2949
      @philippecuenoud2949 3 місяці тому +2

      Custer may have been pictured as stupid and megalomaniac, but he was no coward.
      "You go down there, if you've got the nerve".
      Custer wasn't Trump ot Putin: he had the nerve...

    • @armstronggeorge1533
      @armstronggeorge1533 2 місяці тому +3

      ​@phgilippecuenoud2949 gee you skipped right over Biden

    • @svene.3856
      @svene.3856 26 днів тому

      ​@@philippecuenoud2949To blame Trump, your best president in decades, here is unhinged.

    • @philippecuenoud2949
      @philippecuenoud2949 26 днів тому

      @@svene.3856 Trump would have shat his pants at Little Bighorn.

  • @Alf1eN0akes
    @Alf1eN0akes 7 місяців тому +89

    A great movie ! It makes my heart soar like a hawk

    • @Hunpecked
      @Hunpecked 7 місяців тому +1

      It makes me want to eat. 😄

    • @balrog322
      @balrog322 7 місяців тому +3

      “Not now, I’m digesting.”

    • @davidfoss4836
      @davidfoss4836 14 днів тому

      It's sinister nonsense. The "Indians" were armed with 16 shot Spencer repeating rifle a week before the battle. Custer was selected because of his impetuous nature. The State Department needed the incident to seize lands for private wealth funds. Logistics prevents 10,000 Hunter/gatherers from long term proximity, timing was key.

    • @user-oz8rw1my1y
      @user-oz8rw1my1y 13 днів тому

      Actually l love how They depicted the arrogance of Custer.
      We all reveled in his delete what a Schmuck

    • @user-oz8rw1my1y
      @user-oz8rw1my1y 13 днів тому

      In his defeat

  • @richardcutt727
    @richardcutt727 7 місяців тому +27

    Actually filmed in part on the Little Bighorn battlefield. Near Cedar coulee.

    • @grahamwritesagain
      @grahamwritesagain 22 дні тому

      And on the Real Bird property.

    • @PoochAndBoo
      @PoochAndBoo 8 днів тому

      @@grahamwritesagain The land of the greasy grass as the Sioux called it.

  • @ronaldrussell5481
    @ronaldrussell5481 7 місяців тому +74

    Saw this movie when originally released in early 70's, still one of my favorites. The best part IMO, of this particular part was when Hoffman tricked Custer into going down in the valley." So, there are no Indians there? I didn't say that, there thousands of Indians there, but this time they aren't defenseless women and children, they're Cheyene and Souix braves and when they get done with you, you'll be just a little grease spot." Or something to that effect. Anyway, a great movie.

    • @kennethmorgan6516
      @kennethmorgan6516 7 місяців тому +14

      And then he closes with, “you go down there, if you got the nerve.”

    • @sgt1terrence
      @sgt1terrence Місяць тому +2

      As a native we love this movie ha😂

    • @harleydavidson6851
      @harleydavidson6851 Місяць тому

      Yup...saw this in JHS..Love this flick.. 😊God Bless

    • @Elitist20
      @Elitist20 16 днів тому +1

      @@kennethmorgan6516 And Custer replies: 'Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is, you really *don't* want me to go down there!' 🤪

    • @jwainer4397
      @jwainer4397 10 днів тому

      "I. Had. Him!"

  • @hookipaboy3412
    @hookipaboy3412 Місяць тому +9

    I remember watching this movie when I was a kid with my dad,it was one of his favorites!!!Aloha from Hawaii🤙🏽

  • @douglastaggart9360
    @douglastaggart9360 3 місяці тому +13

    The mini series son of the morning star is by far the most accurate version of the battle

    • @michaelcummingsherrera1232
      @michaelcummingsherrera1232 2 місяці тому +1

      And it's on UA-cam too.

    • @jwainer4397
      @jwainer4397 10 днів тому

      really wish they would make this a major motion picture with the quality it deserves

  • @CarlosGonzalez-km9xr
    @CarlosGonzalez-km9xr 2 місяці тому +7

    I love this movie. A gem

  • @andrewmcauley5202
    @andrewmcauley5202 Місяць тому +9

    I never liked this movie as a kid because I thought the portrayal of the battle was silly, but it's still way more authentic than Ridley Scott's Napoleon.

    • @R3dp055um
      @R3dp055um 14 днів тому +2

      Yes, this is true, but that's a very low standard of comparison, don't you think? Sort of like saying someone is more humble than Donald Trump, or more competent than Joe Biden.

    • @andrewmcauley5202
      @andrewmcauley5202 11 днів тому

      @@R3dp055um fair point.

  • @ardradiva
    @ardradiva 5 місяців тому +25

    Truly great movie. Custer wasn't insane, just made a fatal mistake that day dividing his forces.

    • @fontenoyjoe
      @fontenoyjoe 4 місяці тому +11

      He was a prima donna who thought himself invincible and discounted the abilities of the native Americans

    • @the13thdukeofwybourne77
      @the13thdukeofwybourne77 4 місяці тому +11

      Crazy Horse outmaneuvered him, end of story and Custer's life.

    • @HunterBidenscrack
      @HunterBidenscrack 4 місяці тому +9

      @@the13thdukeofwybourne77 more like crazy horse had the numbers along with Custer making stupid decisions

    • @kennethmorgan6516
      @kennethmorgan6516 16 днів тому +4

      He made that all too common American mistake of underestimating an enemy. A lesson that Americans still haven’t learned.

  • @fishyc150
    @fishyc150 5 місяців тому +21

    In my youth custer was a brave daring soldier defeated by overwhelming numbers.
    Then in the 70s he was a megalomaniac nut case who lost because he ignored procedure.
    Now he is seen as a talented commander who made decisions based on available Intel and fought heroically but was out played by a tenacious fearless enemy.

    • @bennettpatten4191
      @bennettpatten4191 4 місяці тому +4

      Much less known was the different tribes were fighting amongst themselves. A number of Indians were killed and scalped by Indians.

    • @jameswahnee-vn5nt
      @jameswahnee-vn5nt 2 місяці тому +1

      This is the words of the Elders. Warriors were not to kill him. Not worthy of a Warriors Death. The woman and children beat and stoned him to death 💀.

    • @TheGrenadier97
      @TheGrenadier97 Місяць тому +1

      Indeed. "Indians fighting indians" is the absolute reality of social interaction since Caim and Abel. The "white man" eventually prevailed in some places but oftentimes he was merely another player in a chess bigger than him.
      History is grey.

    • @Thunderchild-gz4gc
      @Thunderchild-gz4gc Місяць тому +2

      He's still hated nonchalantly today.

    • @BezmenovDisciple
      @BezmenovDisciple 9 днів тому +1

      ⁠@@Thunderchild-gz4gcAnytime you hear someone talk about how Custer was idiotic or whatever, you automatically know they got all their history lessons from Hollywood.

  • @robertmorgan8104
    @robertmorgan8104 7 місяців тому +9

    The terrain is quite accurate.

  • @roberthickerty390
    @roberthickerty390 7 місяців тому +19

    Iguess Custer learned fighting a bunch of warriors was a touch harder than killing women and children.

  • @johnmac3410
    @johnmac3410 7 місяців тому +19

    They should have showed the following scene where Younger Bear drops Little Big Man in Live Skins tent and declares because he saved Little Big Man he may kill him and not become an evil person.

    • @aldosigmann419
      @aldosigmann419 7 місяців тому +3

      Lols i remember that 'logic' ! He hated LBM but couldn't kill him as he saved his life once - oh what a bind!

    • @northern_lights1990
      @northern_lights1990 7 місяців тому +1

      You mean old lodge skins

  • @robertwaid3579
    @robertwaid3579 7 місяців тому +1

    To JoBlo Movie Clip's: Thank You for Sharing that Excellent Clip. From an Excellent rendition of a Film pertaining too the Little Bighorn Battle.
    I was completely impressed by the length, & conciseness of Your Clip. As well as the Fact it Show's actual Area's of the Battlefield where the Fight took Place. Such as Medicine Tail Coulee, where Custer was Turned by the Hostiles. When He tried Crossing the Little Bighorn River too Attack the Main Indian Encampment along it's Bank's. That as I mentioned was Very Impressive of You. So I'm Saying Thank You Again Very Much. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @robertsutphen2333
    @robertsutphen2333 2 місяці тому +2

    I’ve visited the battleground twice and visitor’s center. It’s very well preserved and unchanged. Excellent story telling and lectures given by park Rangers .

  • @mikescarlett3186
    @mikescarlett3186 7 місяців тому +12

    Col. Mustard really assed that up.

  • @tommcnally3646
    @tommcnally3646 3 місяці тому +4

    One of my a time favorites ❤

  • @TheTurk56523
    @TheTurk56523 7 місяців тому +38

    I was cheering for Crazy Horse and the routing of General Custer's troops after the killing of women and children earlier in the movie.

    • @balrog322
      @balrog322 7 місяців тому

      Crazy Horse wasn’t a character in the movie.

    • @josefmengele181
      @josefmengele181 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@balrog322he was the commander who cares if he wasn't in the movie

    • @balrog322
      @balrog322 6 місяців тому +1

      @@josefmengele181 LMAO. Native-Americans didn’t have “commanders.” Get an education before you try to correct your betters.

    • @josefmengele181
      @josefmengele181 6 місяців тому +3

      @@balrog322 tell that too sitting bull crazy horse and the entire 7th calvary clearly you need the education Custer 2.0

    • @josefmengele181
      @josefmengele181 6 місяців тому

      @@balrog322 bet you support ukraine and Isreal eh goy?

  • @dnola6887
    @dnola6887 7 місяців тому +50

    There are many questions about what happened at the Battle of Little Big Horn to Custer and the 5 companies directly under his command that were wiped out to a man. While he was certainly a publicity seeker, Custer was a skilled, intelligent, courageous and aggressive battlefield commander, both during the Civil War and during the Indian Wars (the morality of his conduct against Indians is a separate issue). Custer was many things and made many mistakes, resulting in him being dead in the late afternoon of June 25, 1876 with an arrow reportedly showed up his manhood. However: He was not the lunatic portrayed by Mulligan.
    A few facts: Custer was starting to go bald and had a fairly severe haircut before the 7th Cavalry left for his last expedition and on the day of battle which was warm, his famous buckskin jacket was reportedly rolled up behind his saddle. More importantly, Custer's Last Stand was probably not commanded by George A. Custer. His non-mutilation wounds consisted of a shot in in the chest, which would have been fatal, and from which he bled, and a shot to his left temple, from which he did not bleed. Custer was right-handed, so he is not the one who shot himself in the head. Although many scenarios have been suggested, it seems likely that Custer received a mortal wound at the start of his battle, incapacitating or killing him at the crucial moment when he was needed most to exercise command to rally his command to him for a defense or unified breakout.
    Instead, when looking at a map of the markers where the bodies of the 7th Cavalry troopers were found, it appears that there were 6 major groupings of troops, each consisting of each of Custer's 5 companies, and then the Last Stand hillside. For example, one can see where soldiers from Captain Yates's and Captain Tom Custer's commands were, but both men's bodies were found in the Last Stand area. Capt. Tom Custer, Lt. Col. Custer's younger brother, who would die along with their younger brother Boston, brother-in-law Lt. James Calhoun and nephew Henry Reed. Calhoun is another example of how the disintegration of command may have taken place, as he was found dead next to his second-in-command, but some distance from the bulk of the dead men of his company, indicating that the survivors of his decimated company were trying to link up with other survivors (likely the company of Capt. Myles Keogh), but could not make it there before being killed, or Keogh's unit being overrun.
    But the idea may have of everyone gathered around Custer fighting it out is incorrect. First, he was likely dead or dying when his unit was swarmed. The map of the battlefield dead looks like that of a number of different companies spread out over the battlefield, separately attacked and overwhelmed, unable to link up to form a cohesive defense, with some survivors of the initial onslaught managing to get as far as The Last Stand hillside, where, trapped, they made their last stand. It seems likely that one of the final acts of the battle was that to make sure Custer was dead, and could not be tortured, one of his men shot Custer in the head.
    As to how Custer got there, dead, with someone, likely one of his own officers, or even one of his brothers shooting him in the head just to make sure he couldn't be tortured, is certainly due to mistakes Custer made, but there are many sources of ownership for the disaster. First, the entire expedition: A march by General Crook, a column led by Col. Gibbon, and a column led by General Terry and Custer, was based on the premise that they were going after 500-750 warriors, no more than 800 warriors in the entire region. The commanders made all their calculations based on this number, which turned out to be wildly inaccurate. Custer made all his decisions based on that figure, right up to the moment when he finally saw the village with his own eyes. Custer had justification for believing that his 7th Cavalry could handle any Indian war band of 500-800 warriors. The problem was that he was facing 1,500-2,500+ warriors.
    Then things started to fall apart before the Battle of the Little Big Horn took place. On June 17, Crook's column was ambushed by a large force led by Crazy Horse. Only the alertness of Indian scouts and the delaying action of over 100 Crow Indian allies of Crook bought enough time for Crook to get his men ready for the attack. Crook was shocked by the number of Indians and though he successfully drove off the attack, his column of more than 1,000 soldiers and Indian allies remained stationary for weeks. Custer, Terry and Gibbon never knew this. News of the victory spread like wildfire with many Indians joining up with the Indians, swelling their numbers.
    Gibbon joined up with the Custer/Terry column, with Custer sent off with the 7th on a reconnaissance, Gibbon and Terry going off in a different direction, planning to meet on June 26th or 27th on the Little Big Horn. Custer had discretion to change his orders as he deemed appropriate under changes in circumstance. Custer turns down 4 companies of the 2nd Cavalry, believing that he doesn't need them, again due to the belief in the size of the force he is facing. He knows what the 7th Cavalry can do, he doesn't know the capabilities of the 2nd Cavalry companies. He plans to push hard, just like the Indians do, so he also rejects 4 Gatling guns. The Gatlings are mounted like artillery and are relatively slow to move. Further, when deployed, the crews are standing, fully exposed. They might have been of use to Reno in his part of the action, but not really for Custer's command, which seems to have been suddenly assaulted from multiple fronts, making it questionable whether the Gatlings could have been deployed in time to assist Custer's action.
    Custer force marches, plans to personally scout on June 25th, then launch a morning attack on June 26th. However, back tracking their trail, his scouts report that their march has been discovered by Indians. It seems these were Indians leaving the village, but Custer reasonably believes that he has been discovered and that he needs to attack the village his scouts have found. He is told it is the biggest village they have ever seen. At this point, however, Custer would believe that a village of 800 warriors would match that description; he still has no idea what he is facing.
    Custer had divided his command of 12 companies into 4 portions: 1 company is guarding the pack train of supplies, he has command of 5 companies, Major Reno has command of 3 companies, and Capt. Benteen has command of the remaining 3 companies. Custer has made a mistake that the opposition he is unknowingly facing renders fatal: He has sent Benteen off on a wild goose chase. Believing he has to act before the Indians can flee, he orders Reno to attack, sets off, and then sends a message for Benteen to join him, bringing the packs. Custer means for Benteen to bring the ammunition packs in the event of a prolonged fight. However, both of his junior officers fail Custer. Reno forms a skirmish line but when the top Indian scout who is next to Reno is killed by a headshot that splatters Reno, Reno orders a retreat, despite hardly any casualties at that point. There is evidence that Reno's situation would have become dangerous in the not too distant future, but Custer needs every minute Reno can buy to distract the Indians.
    Custer's plan is to attack the rear of the village, taking women and children hostage to force the Indians to lay down their weapons and return to the reservation. He wants Benteen to reinforce him. Benteen gets the message but needs to water his horses. Benteen despises Custer and makes no effort to reach Custer. Benteen links up with Reno, and the pack train, and their 300+ command holds out until relieved. Whether Benteen could have reached Custer's command is an open question, as is what effect such a joinder would have had. The Custer battlefield was on an open area, not very defensible. Reno's location was more defensible. It is possible that Benteen could have arrived in time for Custer's command, at least part of it, to escape. Or he might have linked up before the assault began on Custer's command, enabling Custer to keep moving and reach the end of the village and begin his assault. This might have ended in victory. It is also quite possible that Benteen and his 3 companies might have been wiped out with Custer, and that Reno and the pack train, without Benteen's 3 companies, might have also been wiped out. It is also possible that Custer's command was spread out because they were on the lookout for Benteen.
    Custer and his command died due to bad military intelligence impacting every level of the campaign and actual battle, Crook's failure to continue his advance, excellent tactics by the Indians in response to Custer, Custer's failure to keep Benteen on a short leash, Custer's failure to scout the battlefield and make decisions based on what he believed he faced, instead of decisions based upon what he actually faced. He almost certainly paid for it with his life too early to impact the battle once it started, with that loss of command cohesion dooming the men he had brought to the battle.

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому +7

      Ahhh, I think you missed some details, but that goes without saying that this commentary is - oh - 97% accurate. There are some things you missed, so I'm going to add to that. The Indians had fire superiority as many of them had Henry repeating rifles provided them by the Indian Bureau. Custer's men had only the 1-shot Springfield carbine which jammed when it got hot. Custer also based his tactic on the fact that in a vast majority of surprise attacks - Indians fled - period. This time they stood and fought. Contrary to popular belief, a brave didn't have to fight when asked. A chief had no authority to order a brave to fight. Rather they fought only when they wanted to. Obviously, they all wanted to this time. But to think that Custer would have had any hope of a victory under any set of circumstances is really stretching it. Not with those numbers. Custer was good at his job. I'll agree with you on that. But he was not God. It would have required the very hand of God to pull a victory out of that debacle. Aside from all that baloney, I still give you an A!

    • @dnola6887
      @dnola6887 7 місяців тому +2

      @@jimholmes5395 There is an archeological dig site on the battlefield that was named "Henryville" near the location of Lt. Calhoun's Company L, where many casings from Henry rifles were discovered, with the casings found shown to match to 20 different Henry rifles. The US army issued to its infantry the 1873 Model Springfield rifle, to the infantry, and the carbine version to the cavalry. Custer had commanded brigades which were equipped with the Spencer 7-shot repeating rifle during the Civil War, so he, as did most other serving officers, knew how effective repeating rifles could be. The Springfield was a good weapon; it had greater range and muzzle velocity than the Spencer, and more than twice the range of the Henry rifle. At the Battle of the Rosebud, 5 companies of cavalry led by a Lt. Col. were cut off. They would be saved thanks to Crow and Shoshoni allies, but also by 2 companies of infantry who used their infantry versions of the Springfield to use long-range rifle fire to keep the Indians at bay, allowing for a successful withdrawal. The Springfield could fire usually at least 12-13 rounds per minute, though rates as high as 25 rounds per minute by experts in ordinance trials were recorded (the 7th Cavalry, having been issued the rifles just a month earlier, would not have been capable of such rates). The Springfield had the stopping power to bring down a horse with a single shot, something the Henry could not match.
      The Henry and the Springfield had similar sustained rates of fire. But the Henry, with 1 round in the chamber, and 15 in the magazine, could fire 16 shots before needing to reload. The weakness was that after that burst of firing, there was a long reload period. The Indians are estimated to have about 200 such rifles, almost as many repeating rifles as the men in Custer's command. It is believed that what happened to Company L is that it was suddenly ambushed by Henry rifle fire, and decimated, retreated toward Capt. Myles Keogh's Company I, with few, if any, making it. Calhoun and his executive officer died together before they could reach Keogh's stand.
      Again, by looking at the map, it seems that this may have happened to the other companies as well, ambushed and assaulted with a burst of fire from repeating rifles, inflicting severe losses in a brief period of time.
      Would Custer's men have survived if they'd had repeating rifles? Not in the Last Stand battle as we know it today. Repeating rifles would have magnified Reno's fire power, perhaps enabling him to not panic and stay longer, giving Custer additional time to link up with Benteen and his 3 companies and Capt. MacDougall with Company B guarding the packtrain including the extra ammunition (those 4 companies and the packtrain would join Reno).
      But as matters stand, repeating rifles would not have changed the devasting series of ambushes that appear to have devastated his 5 companies in such a brief period of time. They might have enabled the survivors to last longer, but every dead soldier's rifle was picked up by an Indian, with the result being that the rifle firepower of the Indians only increased as the battle went on, with the same being true if the Indians were picking up repeating rifles instead of Springfields.
      Could Custer have won? I don't think so. As you correctly point out, the numbers were severely stacked against him. His only chance of winning would have been for Reno to hold the attention of the Indians long enough for him to get into the rear of the village and take women and children hostage before the Indians could react. The odds of this would be like drawing an inside Royal straight flush, while holding 2 cards: Astronomical. And I see no way that happens with Benteen and Macdougall with the ammo so separated from his command as matters unfolded on June 25, 1876.

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому +1

      @dnola6887 The rates given for the Springfield are under ideal conditions. In the field it was different. Men had to pry the spent cartridges with their knives, so the rate of fire was far less. All the same, it would end as it did either way.

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 7 місяців тому

      Takes a lot of courage to murder.

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому

      @@ge2623 And how would you know?

  • @NeilalanBrown-zc4qb
    @NeilalanBrown-zc4qb 3 місяці тому +4

    200 Calvary against !0,000 Sioux braves . What the HE!@# was he thinking .

  • @razorshark9320
    @razorshark9320 7 місяців тому +12

    Most movies that had Custer you were hoping for him to live, but watching this film you want to see him dead. When I first saw this film and Soldier Blue it changed my point of view of the Native American. I love the fact that they filmed not to far from the real battlefield. This is my favorite Dustin Hoffman film next to Marathon Man and Rain Man.

    • @DavidBroadley-tw7ks
      @DavidBroadley-tw7ks 4 місяці тому

      Yes this was great marathon man and Dustin Hoffman played a ex con bank robber in a excellent film called straight time him and Harry Dean stanton 👍

  • @Wolfspiderxl
    @Wolfspiderxl 16 днів тому

    I like this film mainly for the musical soundtrack. ...very authentic

  • @jamesmatheson5115
    @jamesmatheson5115 6 місяців тому +5

    I was 16 and just moved to Melbourne with my GF, this movie left a huge impression on me, it disturbed me greatly, it was loosely base upon the massacre in Vietnam by U.S. soldiers.

    • @rcrinsea
      @rcrinsea Місяць тому

      My Lai?

    • @nedmerrill6228
      @nedmerrill6228 20 днів тому

      I thought you were talking out your you know what about Vietnam but you are right.

    • @jamesmatheson5115
      @jamesmatheson5115 20 днів тому

      @@rcrinsea Yes you are right, also the Mỹ Khe massacre.

    • @jamesmatheson5115
      @jamesmatheson5115 20 днів тому +1

      @@nedmerrill6228 I do that also when Im talking to friends, other times Im pretty much on the money, but always happy to be corrected.

    • @jwainer4397
      @jwainer4397 10 днів тому

      It was real life, didn't have to be based on anything(?) It's clearly a film meant to make fun of the military as a protest, and yes during Vietnam. But the massacres were there's alone.

  • @dennisst.pierre210
    @dennisst.pierre210 23 дні тому

    Excellent movie , even better book.

  • @yooreqopfor4746
    @yooreqopfor4746 7 місяців тому +3

    Great!

  • @fcruz43215
    @fcruz43215 7 місяців тому +6

    This is a great effing movie!!!

  • @alanfoster6589
    @alanfoster6589 7 місяців тому +16

    When Chief Dan George did not win Best Supporting Actor for this film is when I stopped giving a damn about the Oscars.

    • @jakeroberts7435
      @jakeroberts7435 7 місяців тому +1

      We must endeavor to persevere

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому

      I never gave a damn. What took you so long?

  • @fig1115
    @fig1115 5 місяців тому +3

    this was such a strange film to put out in America .many Americans do not seem to understand this sort of satire ,the comments appear to confirm it .i remember being a little unsettled when i was a kid as i was not sure how to take it .but its great film if a little outdated now.

  • @thecentralscrutinizerr
    @thecentralscrutinizerr Місяць тому +1

    Can you believe Richard Mulligan starred with Billy Christol on the sitcom "Soap"?

  • @shanekilpatrick3378
    @shanekilpatrick3378 Місяць тому

    Ol mate finally paid his life debt to Jack. Imagine the sheer joy of his victory dance😀👍🏻

  • @volpeverde6441
    @volpeverde6441 7 місяців тому +1

    good film....not seen it since the late 70s....

  • @daleduddridge6903
    @daleduddridge6903 22 дні тому

    Great film.

  • @pamtnman1515
    @pamtnman1515 7 місяців тому +8

    justice is SERVED

    • @d.owczarzak6888
      @d.owczarzak6888 6 місяців тому

      Here's a fact. The battle was fought on land that the Sioux STOLE from the Crows.

    • @GilbertKisling
      @GilbertKisling 5 місяців тому +1

      @@d.owczarzak6888 LOL!!! here is another fact, The Crow took it from another group who took it from a diffract group who stole it from some other group,

  • @urbanrider429
    @urbanrider429 7 місяців тому +5

    We’ve caught them napping,take no prisoners……oh wait

  • @ricksmith6298
    @ricksmith6298 Місяць тому

    I love this....and my Debbie..

  • @marakujer7269
    @marakujer7269 5 місяців тому +2

    If i were among custers soldiers, this high tone yelling would have made me extra agressive

  • @RupertMay
    @RupertMay Місяць тому +2

    Faye Runaway was 💯🔥🔥🔥😳❤️

  • @paolocimatti3204
    @paolocimatti3204 Місяць тому

    Altro bellissimo western...dastin offman bravo come tutto il cast....ottimo

  • @BathSaltShaman
    @BathSaltShaman 7 місяців тому +7

    0:52 If I was one of those cavalrymen I’d have an avalanche in my pants at that moment.

    • @yanni2112
      @yanni2112 7 місяців тому

      BVD's into a Fudge Factory!

  • @kamusuaike7942
    @kamusuaike7942 6 місяців тому +2

    Que buena pelicula, la vi hace unos años ya... Historia parecida con los nativos en mi Argentina

    • @inigolarumbe1594
      @inigolarumbe1594 6 місяців тому +1

      Lo mismo está haciendo ahora Occidente con Palestina

  • @nicolavivarelli4127
    @nicolavivarelli4127 7 місяців тому +8

    Masterpiece movie

  • @mamumaumau7205
    @mamumaumau7205 15 днів тому

    This is one of my favorite movies !!! I could watch it once a year for life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @user-nf9pc8pj6b
    @user-nf9pc8pj6b 14 днів тому

    great movie

  • @moviesgalore9947
    @moviesgalore9947 7 місяців тому +9

    Custer survived then went on to play Burt on the 1970's comedy Soap

  • @4700_Dk
    @4700_Dk 7 місяців тому +4

    Custer should have listened to his Scouts.

  • @Conn30Mtenor
    @Conn30Mtenor 7 місяців тому +14

    Not quite how it happened but close. Custer and his column was wiped out in about 15 minutes but Reno managed to make it through the night and slipped away.

    • @slicklandy7819
      @slicklandy7819 7 місяців тому +2

      And the last troopers ran away and did not stand. Why have they not dug them up in that ravine and put markers down?

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому +6

      No, Reno did not slip away. He and Benteen made a stand and were rescued by Terry and Gibbon.

    • @slicklandy7819
      @slicklandy7819 7 місяців тому +2

      @@jimholmes5395 not talking about Reno, talking about troopers with Custer.

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому

      Then why is Reno mentioned in the post above? Or did you skim instead of actually read?@@slicklandy7819

    • @d.owczarzak6888
      @d.owczarzak6888 6 місяців тому +3

      Reno didn't slip away. The Indians tried but failed to take the hill Reno's men were on. The next day Terry's column arrived about 15 hours after the Indians pulled out of the area. Reno's men were still there.

  • @abramgatalskiy4792
    @abramgatalskiy4792 Місяць тому

    А я, реально, думал, что сейчас увижу новый клип группы LITTLE BIG , остроумно выстёбывающий этот эпизод истории Мирового гегемона. Секунд 15-ть ждал начала клипа :-))

  • @decimated550
    @decimated550 7 місяців тому +3

    Custer looks like the guy in the shroud of Turin

  • @RayAtkins-wk9zv
    @RayAtkins-wk9zv 8 днів тому

    I love this movie it's so stupid it's great

  • @davidkinsey8657
    @davidkinsey8657 5 місяців тому +1

    This was the first film depiction of the Battle of Little Big Horn that I saw as a child which showed the chaos of the battle. It was certainly better than Errol Flynn's "They Died With Their Boots On."

    • @DavidBroadley-tw7ks
      @DavidBroadley-tw7ks 4 місяці тому

      There was one called custer off the west Robert Shaw played custer his real life wife Mary ure played custers wife

  • @johannesnicolaas
    @johannesnicolaas 7 місяців тому +2

    A good day in America history....

  • @CesarARuizGon-wm5xf
    @CesarARuizGon-wm5xf 2 місяці тому +1

    Larga vida al pueblo nativo americano ¡¡¡¡

  • @IndieVolken
    @IndieVolken 4 місяці тому +1

    was in fact a series of last stands ; aside from the Reno survivors action that lasted until day after - Benteen wasn't involved at all ; re comments below

  • @noblesavage8332
    @noblesavage8332 7 місяців тому +1

    All for gold

  • @toothpick4649
    @toothpick4649 7 місяців тому +16

    Most of Custers male relatives were killed. Including Tom Custer who had Two Congressional Medals of Honour. It's sad the movie portrays Custer as Mentally deficient he was a very brave man. and a man of his time, his charges in battle during the civil war helped win the day for the Union.

    • @Fulcrox
      @Fulcrox 7 місяців тому +4

      mah dude was so brave he was razing native villages

    • @reycesarcarino4653
      @reycesarcarino4653 6 місяців тому +4

      He was also lucky to have graduated from west point considering he was a terrible student of war

    • @4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944
      @4_vaccuum_salesman_of_marr944 6 місяців тому

      He did okay during the Civil War.@@reycesarcarino4653

    • @jacktattis
      @jacktattis 6 місяців тому +5

      Fighting a conventional war {at the time]and fighting indians are two very different things .I read somewhere recently that he ignored his Indian scouts telling him that the Sioux were many times larger than his force .

    • @andrewstackpool4911
      @andrewstackpool4911 6 місяців тому +6

      Correct, but as always with history and as this stupid movie shows the truth can be altered to fit the mood of the day.

  • @user-dt8vy2yb3d
    @user-dt8vy2yb3d 4 місяці тому

    The movie 🎥 clip of "Little Big Man" (1970) gives an excellent example of the true story of "Custer's Last Stand" (aka The Battle of Little Big Horn 7/3/1876.)

  • @richardcutt727
    @richardcutt727 7 місяців тому +3

    Indian accounts talk of the dust clouds from the horses and black powder firearms which covered everything in a sort of fine grey ash. The soldiers uniforms were covered in it. Visibility almost zero.

  • @kristallmenschkristallwolf1969
    @kristallmenschkristallwolf1969 Місяць тому +1

    unfortunately was this the only great Penalty for the USA in that Time

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 7 місяців тому +9

    Compared to islawanda only a small massacre!

    • @stvdagger8074
      @stvdagger8074 7 місяців тому

      And both pale compared to Adowa

    • @ggarlick46
      @ggarlick46 7 місяців тому

      Battle of the Wabash. The largest defeat against natives in US history.

    • @lionelhutz5137
      @lionelhutz5137 День тому

      And all of the aforementioned pale in comparison to the bloodiest and most successful ambush in history: Cannae

  • @MS-sb9ov
    @MS-sb9ov 7 місяців тому +6

    Should have formed a square.

    • @92mikekelly
      @92mikekelly 7 місяців тому +1

      Nice Sharpe reference 😆

    • @shineyrow9001
      @shineyrow9001 7 місяців тому +3

      One should always form a square to receive cavalry. Now that's soldiering!

    • @decimated550
      @decimated550 7 місяців тому +5

      ​@@shineyrow9001sharpe would hav cleaned out the plains Indians, saved Custer, and° had an affair with Custer's attractive wife

  • @waynelucier1678
    @waynelucier1678 4 місяці тому

    For those who don't know the scenes presented in this video were filmed on the actual battlefield so what you see are the actual places we're important incident's occured I don't know how they got permission

  • @wbbartlett
    @wbbartlett 7 місяців тому +8

    While they got what they deserved, visiting the actual battlefield is a haunting experience and really makes you picture the terror they must have felt as little pockets of men fell here & there across the terrain.

    • @TWS-pd5dc
      @TWS-pd5dc 7 місяців тому +3

      "Got what they deserved"??? What a stupid and ignorant statement.

    • @jimholmes5395
      @jimholmes5395 7 місяців тому +1

      @@TWS-pd5dc Yeah, kind of like some of the stupid things you've been saying to me.

    • @TWS-pd5dc
      @TWS-pd5dc 7 місяців тому

      @@jimholmes5395 Well, getting down to a 4th grade education level that you possess wasn't easy but I checked most of my brainpan at the door and accomplished it. Now, it's past your bedtime, so sweet dreams Sitting Bull.

    • @covand
      @covand 5 місяців тому

      You're not being fair. A majority of the soldiers weren't there because they hated or wanted to kill Native Americans. Most of the soldiers were poor men who could not get any other job. They didn't deserve death for doing what their job required them to do.

  • @KronnangDunn
    @KronnangDunn 5 місяців тому

    Hubris and madness... a very unfortunate and tragic combination in leaders.

  • @Walkslowlylooking
    @Walkslowlylooking 3 місяці тому +2

    I do not see one person reloading a weapon. Duh.

  • @jerrymyphone5849
    @jerrymyphone5849 9 днів тому +1

    Nice to see the good guys winning for a change!

  • @jonathanbaron-crangle5093
    @jonathanbaron-crangle5093 7 місяців тому +13

    Made his men leave their sabres behind, AND 2 gattling guns.
    But hey, the man was accidentally promoted from Lieutenant to General in the Civil war & WEIRDLY kept the rank of Colonel..

    • @MJ-we9vu
      @MJ-we9vu 7 місяців тому +5

      And how would you have deployed Gatling guns during a cavalry charge, General Napoleon? BTW, about the only thing this film gets right about the battle is that there were indeed Indians and cavalry present.

    • @Tom-ys5ik
      @Tom-ys5ik 7 місяців тому +3

      Custer was a good leader and brilliant soldier, Custer was responsible for the Confederate surrender at Appomattox after seizing the train station/railway cutting off Lee's retreat. Then there was the battle of Cedar creek in the Shenandoah, pushing the Confederates about 20 miles.

    • @JOSECANUCCJ
      @JOSECANUCCJ 7 місяців тому +2

      Not accidentally promoted. Do yourself a favor and read instead of relying upon the inaccuracies of “They died with their boots on”.
      He was a Lt. Col., second in command of the 7th cavalry.

    • @JOSECANUCCJ
      @JOSECANUCCJ 7 місяців тому +1

      Sabers were useless by 1876, with troopers being issued the Colt army revolver.

    • @gijoe508
      @gijoe508 7 місяців тому +1

      They were wiped out primarily by arrows lobbed onto their positions from defilade, sabres would have made no difference.

  • @matthewgoodwin8093
    @matthewgoodwin8093 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful.

  • @user-rr2ut1pz6d
    @user-rr2ut1pz6d 3 місяці тому +1

    В барабане пять зарядов, выстрелил десять...

  • @reycesarcarino4653
    @reycesarcarino4653 6 місяців тому +1

    If the Lakotas were going out they were going out with a Bang

  • @juplup9104
    @juplup9104 20 днів тому +2

    Human beings are rare. White man are always plentiful. We have won today but we won’t win tomorrow ~ Grandfather 1876

  • @shadow-Sun
    @shadow-Sun 6 днів тому

    One up for the good guys for a change justice was served to the UNited states by the American Indian True natives of the USA .

  • @carlacespede3489
    @carlacespede3489 7 місяців тому

    GRANDIOSA PELICULA....INSUPERABLE!

  • @snocamo154
    @snocamo154 7 місяців тому

    I often wondered how men fight on horseback without falling off. Now I know.

  • @ricksmith1673
    @ricksmith1673 13 днів тому +1

    Hoffman was costners inspiration lol?

  • @peterlynchchannel
    @peterlynchchannel 6 днів тому

    "Take no prisoners!" Well they sure obeyed that order.

  • @loismoroney3193
    @loismoroney3193 2 місяці тому

    My favorite part was the immortal Faye Dunaway telling Hoffman of her dream of going to Washington D. C and becoming a senator's wife.

  • @EGeraldhuebner
    @EGeraldhuebner 7 місяців тому +2

    as a old movie enthusiast I must laugh so much, as Richard Mulligan has play later a similar role in the movie "teachers" from 1984 (as a mental sick patient wo think he would be a teacher), in few seconds I have remember me at this movie and scene
    Arthur Hiller's 1984 comedy drama Teachers features Richard Mulligan partially reprising his Custer role as Herbert Gower, an outpatient from a mental institution who is accidentally put in charge of a U.S. history class and teaches his pupils while impersonating historical figures such as George Armstrong Custer but also Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

  • @highschoolbigshot
    @highschoolbigshot 5 днів тому

    If he hadn't split his forces he might have survived.

  • @michaelhollingsworth9209
    @michaelhollingsworth9209 2 місяці тому

    Son of the morning star

  • @samaelcoral7297
    @samaelcoral7297 2 місяці тому

    1:25..."holy shit...there are fucking thousands of them..."

  • @discreetfire
    @discreetfire 2 місяці тому

    Custer did not charge the village, he was up on the bluffs spread out into several units, and one by one they got cut down. He should have kept his forces together.

    • @Thunderchild-gz4gc
      @Thunderchild-gz4gc Місяць тому +2

      He was trying to repeat his attack at the Washita with multiple strikes in different directions.

  • @johnsimspon8893
    @johnsimspon8893 7 місяців тому

    I do not believe he wanted to do that.

  • @stephenburke5967
    @stephenburke5967 5 місяців тому +3

    As Hoffman said in an interview some years later" it's a pathetic movie one off which I will always regret taking part in".

  • @angelokyrelis2052
    @angelokyrelis2052 3 місяці тому

    4,000 passed off sue,I with them

  • @bxnnyblues6033
    @bxnnyblues6033 5 місяців тому +2

    Baloney. It did not happen this way. Take a trip on the google and be surprised.

  • @Mephiston1984LoD
    @Mephiston1984LoD 7 місяців тому

    😊

  • @KyleShiflet13666
    @KyleShiflet13666 6 місяців тому

    The funny thing is even if its overly exaggerated Custer honestly thought highly of himself and thought they'd elect him president when in reality many of the army's generals didnt like him Grant didnt care for him he used women and children as human sheilds

  • @jasonwilliamson8416
    @jasonwilliamson8416 7 місяців тому +3

    Incredibly inaccurate film based on historical documentation.

  • @user-rh5km1fs6v
    @user-rh5km1fs6v 26 днів тому

    The only satisfaction this battle... (Im ITA xcus for eng)

  • @manfredconnor3194
    @manfredconnor3194 6 місяців тому +1

    They say Custer was one of the first to fall.
    AlI can say is that Chuck Norris would have certainly won. Not that it matters to me one way or the other.
    Blood was very red back then. All of it looks like lung blood, but not as frothy.
    It would have been better if Custer had not said anything.

  • @PowhiroMus
    @PowhiroMus 6 місяців тому +3

    That bore no resemblance to reality! The Indians fought much smarter, weren't on horseback at the final stage but in creeping through long grass with superior firepower, better strategic position and subdued any fighting defence before closing in for the coup de grace, with tomahawk and knife. The Sioux were masters at war, not simple savages throwing spears or charging mindlessly. They were out to kill, to defend their village of old, women and children. They were angry. They knew how to surround a foe, cut them off from escape, and take them down while minimising casualties. They had better rifles than the US Cavalry, faster firing.
    Hollywood has a lot to answer for in demeaning Indians and portraying nonsense.
    Custer was shot, multiple times, not arrowed, and some say, wounded, he shot himself in the forehead with his "last bullet".

    • @d.owczarzak6888
      @d.owczarzak6888 6 місяців тому +1

      The wound in Custer's temple was dry. No blood. Inflicted after he was dead.

    • @jacktattis
      @jacktattis 6 місяців тому

      Well said. The Sioux were very good in fact all the tribes were good strategists and fighters

  • @jimbisgaard3861
    @jimbisgaard3861 4 місяці тому +2

    Did NOT go down that way at all. Not accurate

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 Місяць тому

      Dude it's a comedy.

  • @josey4804
    @josey4804 6 місяців тому +3

    Real life, real pain and huge losses however Custer got his due and seems he deserved it!

    • @andrewstackpool4911
      @andrewstackpool4911 6 місяців тому

      Rubbish, he did his duty in an action masked by poor intelligence and information.

  • @jamesvokral4934
    @jamesvokral4934 7 місяців тому +5

    good movie even with the ridiculous depiction of the Battle of the Little Big Horn.