a a history nut who be particularly interested in this particular historical event and i be very disappointed with the movie . grant and the costume and staging be quite authentic and but the hollywood portrayal of this british little big horn be truly boring . the amount of film footage dedicate to march or parade troop have to have be unprecedented in film history . eveytime i heard triumphant background music begin and i know i have to prepare myself for another laborious scene of meaningless filler . obviously and the producer have invest heavily into stag and be determine to get their money worth . despite the outstanding cast and their dialogue be and again and bore and their character be never develop . whenever peter otoole or burt lancaster finish a scene and i would cringe with disappointment . their give line be so weak and meaningless that i could hardly believe these be the same two great actor who portray lawrence of arabia and the bird man of alcatraz respectively . there be bad epic and but this one be not much well .