Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man (1970)
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Cast & Crew.
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Crabb
Faye Dunaway
Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Chief Dan George
Old Lodge Skins
Martin Balsam
Mr. Merriweather
Richard Mulligan
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Jeff Corey
Wild Bill Hickok
Aimée Eccles
Sunshine
William Hickey
Historian
Alan Oppenheimer
Major
Lou Cutell
Deacon
M. Emmet Walsh
Shotgun Guard
James Anderson
Sergeant
Jesse Vint
Lieutenant (as Jess Vint)
Thayer David
Rev. Silas Pendrake
Philip Kenneally
Mr. Kane - Drugstore Proprietor
Jack Bannon
Captain
John Hammond
Composer
Ray Dimas
Young Jack Crabb
Alan Howard
Adolescent Jack Crabb
Jack Mullaney
Card Player with Full House
Steve Miranda
Younger Bear as a Youth
Ken Mayer
Sergeant
Kelly Jean Peters
Olga
Carole Androsky
Caroline
Robert Little Star
Little Horse
Cal Bellini
Younger Bear
Ruben Moreno
Shadow That Comes in Sight
Steve Shemayne
Burns Red in the Sun
Arthur Penn
Director
Stuart Millar
Producer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Dede Allen
Editor
Calder Willingham
Screenplay
Gene Lasko
Associate Producer / Casting
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
John Paul Hammond
Music
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
William H. Burton Sr.
Stunts
Denny Arnold
Stunts
M. James Arnett
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunts
Stephanie Epper
Stunts
Stan Barrett
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Walter Wyatt
Stunts
Joe Finnegan
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunts
Jerry Gatlin
Stunts
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
J.N. Roberts
Stunts
Julie Ann Johnson
Stunts
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Release DateDecember 23, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$31,559,552
Filming LocationsNevada City · Sawtelle Veterans Home · Crow Indian Reservation · Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation · Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument · Hardin · Crow Agency · Lame Deer · Virginia City · Little Bighorn River · Thousand Oaks · Billings · Montana, United States · Morley · Calgary · Alberta, Canada
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Little Big Man is a 1970 American revisionist Western film directed by Arthur Penn, adapted by Calder Willingham from Thomas Berger's 1964 novel of the same title. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey and Richard Mulligan. The film follows the life of a white man who was raised by members of the Cheyenne nation during the 19th century, and then attempts to reintegrate with American pioneer society. Although broadly categorized as a Western, or an epic, the film encompasses several literary/film genres, including comedy, drama and adventure. It parodies typical tropes of the Western genre, contrasting the lives of white settlers and Native Americans throughout the progression of the boy's life.
Little Big Man is an early revisionist Western in its sympathetic depiction of Native Americans, and its exposure of the villainous practices of the United States Cavalry. The revision uses elements of satire and tragedy to examine prejudice and injustice. Little Big Man is an anti-establishment film of the period, indirectly protesting America's involvement in the Vietnam War by portraying the United States Armed Forces negatively.
The film was released to American theatres by National General Pictures on December 23, 1970, to widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. Several retrospective reviews have positioned Little Big Man as one of the best American films of the 1970s. The film received three BAFTA Award nominations, including for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Hoffman. Chief Dan George received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the first Indigenous North American actor to be nominated for an Oscar.
In 2014, Little Big Man was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.