They Died With Their Boots On
A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Custer has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sharp, who makes his life miserable...
| Summary: |
A highly fictionalized account of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Custer has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sharp, who makes his life miserable. While there he catches the eye of the commandant, Col. Phil Sheridan and also meets his future bride, Elizabeth Bacon. His wife arranges with Gen. Scott for him to be appointed a Lt. Colonel and given command of the 7th Cavalry. Custer is depicted as a friend of the Indians and fights his old nemesis Ned Sharp, who is taking advantage of them and trying to provoke a war with his own financial gain in mind. Custer dies in the now famous battle on June 25, 1876 at the age of 36. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. Also issued as part of the box set: Errol Flynn the signature collection. Special features: "Warner night at the movies" hosted by Leonard Maltin (Introduction by Leonard Maltin; "All through the night" theatrical trailer; Newsreel; "Soldiers in white" military short; "A tale of two kitties" cartoon; They died with their boots on); "They died with their boots on: to hell or glory" featurette; Theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; Dolby digital mono. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Bert Glennon ; film editor, William Holmes ; art director, John Hughes ; sound by Dolph Thomas ; gowns by Milo Anderson ; musical director, Leo F. Forbstein ; music by Max Steiner. |
| ISBN: |
0790746247 9780790746241 0790797194 9780790797199 |