Little Big Man
Little Big Man is a 1970 American Western film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel Little Big Man by Thomas Berger. While broadly categorized as a western, or an epic, the film encompasses several literary/film genres, including comedy, drama and adventure. The film follows the life of a white man who was raised by members of the Cheyenne nation during the 19th century and then attempts to reintegrate with American pioneer society. The film is a parody of the Western film genre, contrasting the lives of white settlers and Native Americans throughout the progression of the boy's life. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey and Richard Mulligan.
Plot
In 1970, 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the oldest man in the world, is residing in a hospice and recounts his life story to a curious historian. Among other things, Crabb claims to have been a captive of the Cheyenne, a gunslinger, an associate of Wild Bill Hickok, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, and the sole white survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Awards
Cast
- Aimée Eccles
- Alan Howard
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Annette O'Toole
- Bert Conway
- Bud Cokes
- Cal Bellini
- Carole Androsky
- Cecelia Kootenay
- Chief Dan George
- Dessie Bad Bear
- Don Brodie
- Dustin Hoffman
- Earl Rosell
- Emily Cho
- Faye Dunaway
- Helen Verbit
- Jack Bannon
- Jack Mullaney
- James Anderson
- Jean Peters
- Jeff Corey
- Jesse Vint
- Kelly Jean Peters
- Ken Mayer
- Len George
- Linda Dyer
- Lou Cutell
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Martin Balsam
- Norman Nathan
- Philip Kenneally
- Ray Dimas
- Richard Mulligan
- Robert Little Star
- Rory O'Brien
- Ruben Moreno
- Steve Miranda
- Steve Shemayne
- Thayer David
- Tracy Hotchner
- William Hickey