Little Big Man

Little Big Man

Jack Crabb is the only white survivor of the Battle of Little Big Horn and the centenarian shares his story in this picaresque fable of the Old West. In Arthur Penn's adaptation of Thomas Berger's novel, Dustin Hoffman plays Jack from teen years into old age in a bravura performance. And Jack's story is a fantastic one: captured by Indians as a boy, reared as an Indian, shuttling back and forth between the white and Indian worlds. In the process, he befriends everyone from Wild Bill Hickock to George Armstrong Custer and is a gunslinger, a snake-oil salesman, and an Army scout. This is a solid blend of comedy and tragedy, with a strong statement to make about America's treatment of Native Americans without sermonizing. A terrific cast includes Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, and Richard Mulligan. But this show is all Hoffman's. --Marshall Fine

Director(s): Arthur Penn
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Year:
1970
139
12,773 Views

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  • Joyce Frederic
    Joyce Frederic
    How many white men are coming? As many as there are stars in the sky.
    LikeReply 14 years ago
  • Don Peebly
    Don Peebly
    One of the greatest flicks. Allardyce T. Merriweather was a real hoot.
    LikeReply 15 years ago
  • Sam Garnett
    Sam Garnett
    Whipped? I'm not whipped! I'm tarred and feathered, that's all!
    LikeReply 15 years ago
  • Richard Bisson
    Richard Bisson
    Today is a good day to die.
    LikeReply 15 years ago

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