Custer of the West (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Siodmak |
| Producer(s) | Irving Lerner (executive), Philip Yordan, Louis Dolivet (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Biographical, Drama, War, Western |
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Custer of the West (1967) was a Western - Western Film directed by Robert Siodmak and produced by Irving Lerner, Louis Dolivet and Philip Yordan.
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Capt. Benteen:
[riding through the Cheyenne village] Look at them, sir. They've got no fight left in them. We took the whole Cheyenne Nation with 265 men.
Gen. George Armstrong Custer: Pizarro conquered Peru with 167.
Gen. Philip Sheridan: The only good Indian is a dead Indian!
Gen. George Armstrong Custer: [after the Washita River Massacre in 1868] Take a dispatch to General Sheridan. Despite overwhelming odds, a great victory was won here today. Factors contributing to our success were - One, the Indians were asleep, - Two, the women and children offered little resistance, - Three, the Indians are bewildered by our change of policy.
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Gen. George Armstrong Custer: Pizarro conquered Peru with 167.
Gen. Philip Sheridan: The only good Indian is a dead Indian!
Gen. George Armstrong Custer: [after the Washita River Massacre in 1868] Take a dispatch to General Sheridan. Despite overwhelming odds, a great victory was won here today. Factors contributing to our success were - One, the Indians were asleep, - Two, the women and children offered little resistance, - Three, the Indians are bewildered by our change of policy.
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Custer was one of the Civil War's famous "Boy Generals". Nelson Miles, Wesley Merritt, and Galusha Pennypacker were among the others. They would all be reduced in rank once the war was over, though Miles and Merritt would rise to general rank in the regular Army after the war.
British director Lindsey Anderson was asked to direct.
While this film was still in production, Philip Yordan and his company (Security Pictures) had production designer and special effects expert Eugène Lourié design and shoot special effects footage for Krakatoa: East of Java even though there was no script. This footage would also be shot in large format for Cinerama presentation. Those who were shown the early footage began ignoring this film and asking when "Krakatoa" would be ready.
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British director Lindsey Anderson was asked to direct.
While this film was still in production, Philip Yordan and his company (Security Pictures) had production designer and special effects expert Eugène Lourié design and shoot special effects footage for Krakatoa: East of Java even though there was no script. This footage would also be shot in large format for Cinerama presentation. Those who were shown the early footage began ignoring this film and asking when "Krakatoa" would be ready.
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