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Feature film — 1941

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

6.72h 20mWestern — War — Drama — Romance

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Raoul Walsh

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Cast & crew

Errol Flynn as George Armstrong Custer

Errol Flynn

George Armstrong Custer

Olivia de Havilland as Elizabeth Bacon

Olivia de Havilland

Elizabeth Bacon

Arthur Kennedy as Ned Sharp

Arthur Kennedy

Ned Sharp

Charley Grapewin as California Joe

Charley Grapewin

California Joe

Gene Lockhart as Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Gene Lockhart

Samuel Bacon, Esq.

Anthony Quinn as Crazy Horse

Anthony Quinn

Crazy Horse

Stanley Ridges as Maj. Romulus Taipe

Stanley Ridges

Maj. Romulus Taipe

John Litel as Gen. Phil Sheridan

John Litel

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Walter Hampden as William Sharp

Walter Hampden

William Sharp

Sydney Greenstreet as Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Sydney Greenstreet

Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott

Regis Toomey as Fitzhugh Lee

Regis Toomey

Fitzhugh Lee

Hattie McDaniel as Callie

Hattie McDaniel

Callie

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