THEME EXPLORATION

Battle of Little Bighorn

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 · Richard Marquand
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Sergei Eisenstein
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 · Tomu Uchida
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Haruo Sotozaki
The Tournament
The Tournament
2009 · Scott Mann
Battlefield Heroes
Battlefield Heroes
2011 · Lee Joon-ik
Crisis Negotiators
Crisis Negotiators
2024 · Herman Yau
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
Kesari
Kesari
2019 · Anurag Singh
No Looking Back
No Looking Back
2022 · Kirill Sokolov
The Eight Hundred
The Eight Hundred
2020 · Guan Hu
Tales of an Ancient Empire
Tales of an Ancient Empire
2010 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola United States

Ford's revisionist Westerns like 'Fort Apache' (1948) directly interrogate the mythology of Little Bighorn and cavalry heroism through complex moral narratives.

 Michael Curtiz Hungary/United States

Curtiz directed 'They Died with Their Boots On' (1941), a major Hollywood film centered on Custer and the Little Bighorn battle that defined early cinematic interpretations of the event.