The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer is a 1977 American historical drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by John Gay. Based on the 1976 novel by Douglas C. Jones, the film portrays an alternate history in which United States Army officer George Armstrong Custer is the sole survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, and is court-martialed for the deaths of his soldiers there. It stars Brian Keith, Blythe Danner, Ken Howard, and James Olson.^[1]

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
Genre	Alternate history Historical drama
Based on	The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer by Douglas C. Jones
Teleplay by	John Gay
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Brian Keith Blythe Danner Ken Howard James Olson
Music by	Jack Elliott
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Norman Rosemont
Cinematography	Jim Kilgore
Editor	Barney Robinson
Running time	74 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 1, 1977 (1977-12-01)

The film aired on NBC on December 1, 1977, as an episode of Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Los Angeles Times called it "marvellous drama".^[2]

Cast

• Brian Keith as Allan Jacobson
• Blythe Danner as Elizabeth Bacon Custer
• Ken Howard as Asa Bird Gardiner
• James Olson as George Armstrong Custer
• Stephen Elliott as John Schofield
• Richard Dysart as President Grant
• Nicolas Coster as Philip Sheridan
• William Daniels as Marcus Reno