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Custer's Strategy of Defeat

  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
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Casey Birdinground, Bill Rini, Albert Gros-Ventre Sr., Kyle C. Reed, Nicola Sgro, Pat Daily, Trace Baukol, Mark Jacobsen, Gary Stewart, Ron Glasgow, Rich Smith, Greg Shadetree Falcon, and Jeff Reno in Custer's Strategy of Defeat (2021)
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Follows the narratives of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry and Native American warriors through the Battle of the Little Big Horn from June 25th through June 27th, 1876.Follows the narratives of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry and Native American warriors through the Battle of the Little Big Horn from June 25th through June 27th, 1876.Follows the narratives of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry and Native American warriors through the Battle of the Little Big Horn from June 25th through June 27th, 1876.

  • Director
    • Chris Hoffert
  • Writers
    • Chris Hoffert
    • Scott Lundin
    • Frederic C. Wagner
  • Stars
    • Bill Rini
    • Kyle C. Reed
    • Stan Smith
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
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    • Director
      • Chris Hoffert
    • Writers
      • Chris Hoffert
      • Scott Lundin
      • Frederic C. Wagner
    • Stars
      • Bill Rini
      • Kyle C. Reed
      • Stan Smith
    • 2User reviews
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    Bill Rini
    • Captain Myles Keogh
    Kyle C. Reed
    • Crazy Horse
    Stan Smith
    • Lieutenant Edgerly
    John Bit Pruitt
    • Private Michael Madden
    Cory Birkenbuel
    • Private Peter Thompson
    Ron Garritson
    Ron Garritson
    • Fred Gerard
    Ashton Old Elk
    • Bloody Knife
    Bobby Beam
    • Foolish Elk
    Matthew Yetter
    Matthew Yetter
    • Lt. Charles Varnum
    Jack Denham
    • Captain Tom Custer
    Tyler Mowery
    • Lt. Jame Sturgis
    Casey Birdinground
    • Lame White Man
    Tanajsia Slaughter
    • Gall Wife 2…
    Neil Skeggs
    Neil Skeggs
    • Private Bancroft
    Jesse Ray Gentry
    • News boy
    Gregory Casteel
    • Lt. Algernon E. Smith
    Ron Glasgow
    • Lt. W.W. Cooke
    Gary Stewart
    • George Armstrong Custer
    • Director
      • Chris Hoffert
    • Writers
      • Chris Hoffert
      • Scott Lundin
      • Frederic C. Wagner
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    10cowboygeneral

    The BEST film about Custer's Last Stand and it is not even close

    There have been many films, tv shows, and documentaries about the Battle of the Little Bighorn that have been made over the last century, however, none of them have been made with as much care about historical accuracy than Chris Hoffert's "Custer's Strategy of Defeat". Not only is the film very historically accurate, but it is also very historically authentic as well. The film is unbiased and chooses not to take anyone's side when covering the events of the Little Bighorn.

    There are some historical inaccuracies as well as some errors with authenticity; however, these are not big enough to be a major problem. The film is extremely entertaining and well acted despite being made up of mostly reenactors and local and small time actors.

    The only issue that I have with the film is with the saturation of the film. The low saturation makes the film seem too dark during some scenes, but this is just a nitpick of mine and doesn't affect my enjoyment of the film.

    'Custer's Strategy of DEfeat is not only the best western of 2022, but it is the best film that I have seen in a long while, and is much better than Hollywood in my opinion. Do yourse;f a favor and look up this docudrama and please watch it. You won't be disappointed. For once, George Armstrong Custer is portrayed as a normal human being rather than as a villain. .
    3johntbaileytx

    Too modern, violent, and unbalanced for me

    Just as bad (in the opposite direction) as the Erroll Flynn film "They Died With Their Boots On", this film chooses to be bloody and opinionated. The Native Americans were not "innocent children". The very name "Sioux" means enemy. And while the US broke treaties, so did the Sioux.

    I particularly disliked the disjointed flashbacks reminiscent of "Saving Private Ryan". Yes, nearly 300 troopers and Native Americans were killed; but there was no need for the violence, unless one gets their thrills from that.

    There were some "goofs" or "anachronisms; but they were quite minor.

    I would rather have seen a movie of the battle or a movie of survivor memories than a combination. Then again, I'm not a fan of Anchovy-Liverwurst Pizza, either.

    This battle marked the high-water point in Lakota/Cheyenne history, and -- in my untutored but not completely illiterate opinion -- deserved a more serious, more somber, less lurid presentation

    Well made, technically; but not to my taste in "historical drama".

    YMMV. See it and decide for yourself.

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      This was filmed on part of the actual battlefield, in roughly the same area as Little Big Man was filmed. Custer's attack began around this point.
    • Goofs
      General Custer was shot in the left breast, not the right breast.

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Little Bighorn National Monument, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aviation Pictures
      • In My Tent Productions
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      • $50,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
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      • 2.35 : 1

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