La Charge fantastique

Original title: They Died with Their Boots On

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7.2/10

7.2K

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Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in La Charge fantastique (1941)

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Classical Western War Western

A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
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Trivia
Jim Thorpe, who was an extra, had an off-camera fight with Errol Flynn. With one punch Thorpe knocked out Flynn, who was in his Custer uniform.

Goofs
In the film George Armstrong Custer argues that there is no gold in the Black Hills, but in reality he led the 1874 expedition that discovered gold near French Creek.

Quotes
George Armstrong Custer: Walking through life with you, ma'am, has been a very gracious thing.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Edited into Les Clairons sonnent la charge (1952)

Soundtracks
Garryowen
(uncredited)
Traditional military song
Played during the opening and closing credits and as background music aften
Sung in the Monroe bar
Reprised on piano by G.P. Huntley, with the soldiers singing in Ft. Lincoln

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Featured review

8/10

Why facts, if entertainment is the name of the game ?

Errol Flynn at his best as Robin Hood of the West, fighting military red tape, confederates , indians and carpetbagger business crooks singlehanded to his great and final heroic end. Not to forget the ever reliable O. de Havilland as Lady Mary of the west. Never try to link this story to the facts and the real persons, it doesn't work out. Just enjoy it, because nobody ever claimed to make documentaries when Raoul Walsh and Errol Flynn co-worked.