Little Big Man
First screened in July 2013
Director: Arthur Penn. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Richard Mulligan, Faye Dunaway, Carole Androsky, Kelly Jean Peters, Cal Bellini, Robert Little Star, Aimée Eccles, Ruben Moreno, Steve Shemayne, Thayer David, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey, Jesse Vint, Ray Dimas, Alan Howard, Philip Kenneally, William Hickey. Screenplay: Calder Willingham (based on the novel by Thomas Berger).
Twitter Capsule: Anti-indigenous genocide gets Oh, What a Lovely War! treatment. Uneven carnivalesque. Tough, at least, on its hero.

Photo © 1970 National General Pictures/Cinema Center Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor: Chief Dan George

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Supporting Actor: Chief Dan George

Other Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor: Chief Dan George
National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor: Chief Dan George

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