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Custer's Last Stand

Drama-documentary exploring General Custer's motives when, on a hot day in 1876, 366 men of his 7th Cavalry attacked an Indian village numbering 2,000 braves.

Drama-documentary exploring George Armstrong Custer's motives when, on a blistering hot Sunday in June 1876, 366 men of his 7th Cavalry attacked an Indian village numbering 2,000 braves.

Two-thirds of the soldiers were killed. But the latest historical research shows that, against all the odds, Custer was close to pulling off a remarkable victory. And his actions, far from foolish, were based on a brutally simple and far-from-glorious plan. Toby Stephens plays Custer and Michael Praed narrates.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 23 Feb 2007 21:00

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Custer Toby Stephens

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