Custer of the West

Custer of the West
Directed byRobert Siodmak
Written byBernard Gordon
Julian Zimet
Produced byPhilip Yordan
executive
Irving Lerner
StarringRobert Shaw
Jeffrey Hunter
Ty Hardin
Mary Ure
CinematographyCecilio Paniagua
Edited byPeter Parasheles
Maurice Rootes
Music byBernardo Segall
Production
company
Security Pictures
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release dates
  • November 9, 1967 (1967-11-09)
(World Premiere, London)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million
Box office$400,000 (US/Canada rentals)

Custer of the West is a 1967 American epic Western film directed by Robert Siodmak that presents a highly fictionalised version of the life and death of George Armstrong Custer, starring Robert Shaw as Custer, Robert Ryan, Ty Hardin, Jeffrey Hunter, and Mary Ure. It is the first film production from Cinerama Releasing Corporation. The film was shot entirely in Spain.