The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 2.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An alternate history story where George Armstrong Custer survives the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He is then put on trial for the deaths of his soldiers during the battle.
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What happens
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer is a 1977 American historical drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by John Gay. Based on the 1976 novel by Douglas C. Jones, the film portrays an alternate history in which United States Army officer George Armstrong Custer is the sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, and is court-martialed for the deaths of his soldiers there. It stars Brian Keith, Blythe Danner, Ken Howard, and James Olson. The film aired on NBC on December 1, 1977, as an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Los Angeles Times called it "marvellous drama". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Son of the Morning Star (1991)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.