
Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

Tom Tryon
Capt. Demas Harrod

Harve Presnell
Sol Rogers

Senta Berger
Lou Woddard

Michael Anderson Jr.
Pvt. Martin Hale

James Caan
Pvt. Anthony Dugan

Slim Pickens
Sgt. James Gregory

Erik Holland
Pvt. Clark Gentry

Adam Williams
Pvt. Lucas Crain

Andrew Duggan
Gen. Frederick McCabe
Walter Scott
Lt. Cook

Michael Forest
Fred Cushman
George Ross
Hanavan

They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura

The Molly Maguires
The Molly Maguires

Ulzana's Raid
Ulzana's Raid

Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn

His Glorious Night
His Glorious Night

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Sven Tuuva the Hero
Sven Tuuva the Hero

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Battle of the Warriors
Battle of the Warriors

The Burrowers
The Burrowers