The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

2.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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