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Son of the Morning Star

1991 • 7.0 • Drama, War & Politics • 93m

US, AE • English

The story of George Custer, Crazy Horse and the events prior to the battle of the Little Bighorn, told from the different perspectives of two women.

Cast

Gary Cole

as George Armstrong Custer

Rosanna Arquette

as Libby Custer

Stanley Anderson

as Ulysses S. Grant

Edward Blatchford

as Lt. Cooke

George Dickerson

as Gen. Sherman

Rodney A. Grant

as Crazy Horse

Tom O'Brien

as Charlie Reynolds

Terry O'Quinn

as Gen. Alfred Terry

Episodes

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Episode 1

E1 93m

The story is told from the point of view of Custer's wife Elizabeth (Rosanna Arquette) and from the point of view of an Indian maiden whose agency name is Kate Bighead.The story begins with Custer at his post as commander of Fort Riley, Kansas in 1866.

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Episode 2

E2 93m

Story of the life of Native American inspirational hero Crazy Horse is crosscut with Custer's, two lives that will intertwine and culminate with the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876.