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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593751715
ISBN: 1593751710
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 21789
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 2005
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Description:
The Battle of Little Big Horn, known as ''Custer's Last Stand,'' has been one of the most frequently depicted moments in American history—and one of the least understood, still shrouded in myth.
The battle has inspired over 1,000 different paintings and works of art, calendar displays, comic books and cereal boxes. The golden-haired general and his doomed 7th Cavalry have been wiped out by Indians in more than 40 films. Yet the battle that left no white survivors also left two very different accounts of Little Big Horn: one white; one Native. Using journals, oral accounts and Indian ledger drawings as well as archival and feature films, a Native American novelist, James Welch (Winter in the Blood, The Indian Lawyer) and a white filmmaker, Paul Stekler (Eyes on the Prize) combine talents to examine this watershed moment from two views: from that of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne and Crow who lived on the Great Plains for generations; and from that of the white settlers who pushed west across the continent. Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American writer Scott Momaday narrates.
On one DVD5 disc.Region coding: All regions.Audio: Dolby stereo.Screen format: 4 x 3 full frame.
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Rating: - Custer had no chance
Custer had no chance. His portion of the 7th Calvery had 210 men and charged into the middle of the village that had 2000 warriors at mid-afternoon. His initial attacking force under Major Reno had been replused and retreated from the bottom end of the village, freeing up those Indians to attack Custer from another angle when he was already engaged.
The Sioux and Cheyenne had a lot of Henry and Winchester repeating rifles and most of them were firing from gullies making very small targets of ... Read More
Rating:  - Last Stand - excellent work/great balance
It's refreshing to see a balanced review of histories most famous event.A very well done production dealing with an understandably guarded people.If you've watched the film read the book "Killing Custer".It gives amazing additional insights into the history of the native american people as well as insider views on the making of the film, success and challenges along the way.
Rating: - An informative look at the reality vs the myth of Custer's Last Stand
As this episode of The American Experience - not to mention history - shows, there really was no Last Stand at Little Big Horn.Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer basically led his cavalry detachment into the midst of an overwhelming force of Native American warriors and got himself and all of his men killed before he even had time to make anything like a stand at all - it's hard to stand when most of your men are running away in panic.Admittedly, I have great dislike for George Custer; the man was ... Read More
Rating:  - good to have the facts
The most shocking thing about this documentary is that the events took place in the 1870s yet, this shows the children of Natives and whites discussing what their key figure fathers told them about what happened.Folk must have some longevity genes in them.There was one Native interviewee here who had great things to say, but I could barely understand him.I don't know if it was due to his age, his accent, or maybe he didn't have dentures.
There is one thing that stands out about this ... Read More
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