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Son of the Morning Star

Name: Son of the Morning Star
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1991-02-03
Rating: 7

★ 7,0 /10 (11 Votes)

1991 EN 1 Seasons

Overview

The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.

First air date

03/02/1991

Votes

Popularity

2.2

TWO GREAT WARRIORS. ONE FINAL CONFRONTATION. THE LAST GREAT BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAN FRONTIER.

Genres

Drama War & Politics

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Networks

ABC

Language

Last air date

1991-02-04

Episodes

Episode runtime

93 min

Gary Cole

George Armstrong Custer

Rosanna Arquette

Libby Custer

Stanley Anderson

Ulysses S. Grant

Edward Blatchford

Lt. Cooke

George Dickerson

Gen. Sherman

Rodney A. Grant

Crazy Horse

Tom O'Brien

Charlie Reynolds

Terry O'Quinn

Gen. Alfred Terry

No photo

Nick Ramus

Red Cloud

Tim Ransom

Tom Custer

Robert Schenkkan

Capt. Weir

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Realistic account of events leading up to Little Bighorn RELEASED TO TV IN EARLY 1991 and directed by Mike Robe, "Son of the Morning Star" chronicles the story of George Armstrong Custer (Gary Cole) after the Civil War and to his death at Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. The story is narrated from the different perspectives of two women: Custer’s wife (Rosanna Arquette) and a Cheyenne woman, Kate Bighead (Buffy Sainte-Marie/ Kimberly Guerrero). This was originally shown in two parts on TV 2.5 months after the theatrical release of 1990’s “Dances with Wolves.” Kevin Costner, the star of …

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