They Died with Their Boots On

"A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!"

1941 2h 20m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 126

WesternWarDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!”

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Cast

Errol Flynn
George Armstrong Custer
Olivia de Havilland
Elizabeth Bacon
Arthur Kennedy
Ned Sharp
Charley Grapewin
California Joe
Gene Lockhart
Samuel Bacon, Esq.
Anthony Quinn
Crazy Horse
Stanley Ridges
Maj. Romulus Taipe
John Litel
Gen. Phil Sheridan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raoul Walsh
Writers: Wally Kline, Aeneas MacKenzie
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor William Holmes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland and Arthur Kennedy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0034277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raoul Walsh directs. Max Steiner scores. William Holmes cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William Holmes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland and Arthur Kennedy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A STORY OF UNDYING FAITH!".
7IMDB entry: tt0034277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Max Steiner
Editing: William Holmes
Costume design: Milo Anderson
Makeup / hair: Nellie Manley
Stunt coordinator: Yakima Canutt
Runtime: 140 min · 2h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

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CinemaSerf2022-06-25
★ 6/10
This tale of the rise and fall of the enigmatically charming, if flawed, General George Armstrong Custer has much less to do with American history than it has to do with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at the box office; so I think it's best we treat this as much more fiction that fact. In that spirit, this is quite an exciting, if melodramatic, outing for the stars. The film is too long, but moves along OK and the battle scenes are competent. Sydney Greenstreet and his creamed onions steal this for me before a well staged battle at the "Little Big Horn"

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