They Died with Their Boots On

1941-11-20 • 2h 20m •

Western War Drama Romance

6.6

User Score

110 votes

"A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!"

Overview

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Raoul Walsh

Director

Æneas MacKenzie

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

Olivia de Havilland

Elizabeth Bacon

Arthur Kennedy

Ned Sharp

Charley Grapewin

California Joe

Gene Lockhart

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Anthony Quinn

Crazy Horse

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

2h 20m

Release Date

1941-11-20

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

2022-06-25T19:06:12.108Z

This tale of the rise and fall of the enigmatically charming, if flawed, General George Armstrong Custer has much less to do with American history than it has to do with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at the box office; so I think it's best we treat this as much more fiction that fact. In that spirit, this is quite an exciting, if melodramatic, outing for the stars. The film is too long, but moves along OK and the battle scenes are competent. Sydney Greenstreet and his creamed onions steal this for me before a well staged battle at the "Little Big Horn"