American Experience: Last Stand at Little Big Horn
starring: Marion Ross
directed by: Rocky Collins; Matthew Collins (III)
directed by: Rocky Collins; Matthew Collins (III)
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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.
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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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Well-balanced and well-produced
I ordered this DVD on 29 March and received it today, 1 April.
I am a big fan of PBS's The American Experience and this hour-long DVD is no exception.I have it shelved with my other Native American books and CDs.
You don't have to be a military history buff to benefit from this DVD.Photographs of railroad owners, European settlers and the push West for Manifest Destiny after the Civil War all accelerated the Indian Wars out West.For more settlers to come to the barren ... Read More
Rating: 
- Biased and superficial
This biopic is yet another superficial analysis of a conflict that was both intricate and inevitable. There were no heros or villains.Soldiers, including Colonel, not GENERAL, Custer, were following policies dictated by superiors, including the President of the United States. They were not villains.Likewise, the Souix were protecting themselves and their land but were brutal to all enemies, white and indian alike.Soldiers who were captured were brutally tortured, usually by the women.They ... Read More
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 themselves. ... 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 an arrogant, ... Read More
- Well-balanced and well-producedI ordered this DVD on 29 March and received it today, 1 April.
I am a big fan of PBS's The American Experience and this hour-long DVD is no exception.I have it shelved with my other Native American books and CDs.
You don't have to be a military history buff to benefit from this DVD.Photographs of railroad owners, European settlers and the push West for Manifest Destiny after the Civil War all accelerated the Indian Wars out West.For more settlers to come to the barren ... Read More
- Biased and superficialThis biopic is yet another superficial analysis of a conflict that was both intricate and inevitable. There were no heros or villains.Soldiers, including Colonel, not GENERAL, Custer, were following policies dictated by superiors, including the President of the United States. They were not villains.Likewise, the Souix were protecting themselves and their land but were brutal to all enemies, white and indian alike.Soldiers who were captured were brutally tortured, usually by the women.They ... Read More
- Custer had no chanceCuster 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 themselves. ... Read More
- Last Stand - excellent work/great balanceIt'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.
- An informative look at the reality vs the myth of Custer's Last StandAs 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 an arrogant, ... Read More
