Little Big Man
“Either the most neglected hero in history or a liar of insane proportion!”
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
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Cast
28 people
Dustin Hoffman
Jack Crabb
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Faye Dunaway
Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Known for
Chinatown
Network
Chief Dan George
Old Lodge Skins
Known for
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Harry and Tonto
Martin Balsam
Mr. Merriweather
Known for
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Richard Mulligan
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Known for
Oliver & Company
Soap
Thomas Berger
novel
Jeff Corey
Wild Bill Hickok
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Conan the Destroyer
Aimée Eccles
Sunshine
Known for
The Concrete Jungle
Paradise Alley
Kelly Jean Peters
Olga
Known for
Jack Frost
The Great Waldo Pepper
William Hickey
Historian
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Name of the Rose
Alan Oppenheimer
Major
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Lou Cutell
Deacon
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Foul Play
Arthur Penn Director · Calder Willingham Screenplay Thomas Berger Author
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $15M · United States release December 23, 1970
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$31,559,552
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Cinema Center Films
Production
Stockbridge-Hiller Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1970
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 23, 1970
Theatrical
Argentina
June 30, 1971 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 22, 1971 · Theatrical · Gent
Denmark
April 12, 1971 · Theatrical
Finland
July 30, 1971 · Theatrical
France
March 31, 1971 · Theatrical
July 20, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
August 13, 1971 · Theatrical · West Germany
November 17, 1972 · Theatrical · East Germany
February 13, 2007 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Hungary
October 11, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 30, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
March 26, 1971 · Theatrical
April 8, 1971 · Theatrical · Torino
October 17, 2021 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Japan
August 28, 1971 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 23, 1972 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 1, 1971 · Theatrical
December 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Poland
June 1, 1973 · Theatrical
October 31, 2000 · TV
Portugal
November 18, 1971 · Theatrical
June 11, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Russia
July 1, 1971 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Singapore
May 3, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Spain
November 22, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 2, 1971 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 1972 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 22, 1971 · Theatrical · London
Uruguay
January 1, 1972 · Theatrical
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