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| Above, Last Stand Hill today. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
My recent visit to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana was an interesting one. People can envision how the battle took place as the area looks much like it did back in 1876, with the exception of the monuments placed there over the years.
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| Above, George Armstrong Custer, May 1865. Library of Congress photo. |
One has to ask, "What Hollywood movie is the most accurate portrayal of Custer's last stand?"
From what I have gleaned via Google, Son of Morning Star (1991), a two-part miniseries is the most accurate.
According to the U.K.'s Television Heaven:
Other than Waterloo, no battle has generated more discussion than the defeat of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876. News of the massacre of five troops of his 7th US Cavalry at the hands of "uncivilised" tribes came as a profound shock to Americans celebrating the Centenary of their Declaration of Independence with a huge exhibition dedicated to the industrial and technological progress of their country.
Custer himself has been portrayed many times and in many different ways on the big screen: Errol Flynn played him as a self sacrificing hero in 'They Died With Their Boots On,' Ronald Reagan as a dim sidekick in 'Santa Fe Trail,' Robert Shaw as a tightly controlled psychopath in 'Custer of the West,' and Richard Mulligan as comedy relief in 'Little Big Man.' Yet most historians agree that the most authentic portrait was on television - from Gary Cole in Son of the Morning Star, a two part "miniseries." They also tend to commend the production as a whole for its accuracy.
To read more, go here.
Son of Morning Star full movie:
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