Series Cast
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
Nick Ramus
Red Cloud
Tim Ransom
Tom Custer
Robert Schenkkan
Capt. Weir
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Miniseries
1991 | 2 Episodes
Miniseries of Son of the Morning Star premiered on Feb 03 1991
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A review by Wuchak
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Written by Wuchak on Sat Apr 07 2018
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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Miniseries
Original Language
English
Keywords
- flashback
- native american
- miniseries
- sioux wars
- american civil war
- ulysses s. grant
- gold miner
- historical drama
- american indian wars (1609-1890)
- battle of the little bighorn