Little Big Man (1970)
Im stolzen Alter von 121 Jahren erzählt Jack Crabb die Geschichte seines Lebens. Als Zehnjähriger wird er von Indianern entführt und aufgezogen. Sechs Jahre verbringt der von den Cheyenne "Little Big Man" genannte Crabb in der Prärie, bevor er zu den Weißen zurückkehrt. Der christlich-liebevollen Obhut der aufreizenden Pfarrersfrau Mrs. Pendrake indes entflieht er rasch. In den folgenden Jahren versucht sich Crabb in etlichen Berufen und wird zu einem rastlosen Wanderer zwischen der Welt der Indianer und der Weißen. In der Schlacht am Little Big Horn erlebt er schließlich den letzten Sieg der amerikanischen Ureinwohner und kehrt als einziger weißer Überlebender zu den Indianern zurück...
Der Regisseur:
Arthur Penn
Der Autor:
Calder Willingham
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Dustin Hoffman as Jack Crabb |
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Faye Dunaway as Mrs. Louise Pendrake |
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Chief Dan George as Old Lodge Skins |
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Martin Balsam as Mr. Merriweather |
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Richard Mulligan as Gen. George Armstrong Custer |
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Jeff Corey as Wild Bill Hickok |
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Aimée Eccles as Sunshine |
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Kelly Jean Peters as Olga |
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William Hickey as Historian |
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Alan Oppenheimer as Major |
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Lou Cutell as Deacon |
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M. Emmet Walsh as Shotgun Guard |
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James Anderson as Sergeant |
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Jesse Vint as Lieutenant (as Jess Vint) |
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Thayer David as Rev. Silas Pendrake |
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Philip Kenneally as Mr. Kane - Drugstore Proprietor |
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Jack Bannon as Captain |
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Ray Dimas as Young Jack Crabb |
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Alan Howard as Adolescent Jack Crabb |
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Jack Mullaney as Card Player with Full House |
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Steve Miranda as Younger Bear as a Youth |
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Ken Mayer as Sergeant |
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Carole Androsky as Caroline |
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Robert Little Star as Little Horse |
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Cal Bellini as Younger Bear |
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Ruben Moreno as Shadow That Comes in Sight |
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Steve Shemayne as Burns Red in the Sun |
| Directing | Arthur Penn | Director |
| Writing | Calder Willingham | Screenplay |
| Production | Stuart Millar | Producer |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dede Allen | Editor |
| Production | Gene Lasko | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gene Lasko | Casting |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Sound | John Paul Hammond | Music |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Denny Arnold | Stunts |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunts |
| Crew | Roydon Clark | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Gibbs | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Finnegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Hall | Stunts |
| Crew | Kent Hays | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Alex Green | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Julie Ann Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | J.N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Waugh | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Wyatt | Stunts |
| Lighting | Clifford Hutchison | Gaffer |
| Art | Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Art | Angelo P. Graham | Art Direction |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Logan Frazee | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Del Kail | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terry Miles | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Dick Gallegly | Production Manager |
| Crew | Les Kimber | Second Unit |
| Directing | Mike Moder | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Thomas Berger | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |