Son of the Morning Star

• 1. Episode 1

  93m

  The story is told from the point of view of Custer's wife Elizabeth (Rosanna Arquette) and from the point of view of an Indian maiden whose agency name is Kate Bighead.The story begins with Custer at his post as commander of Fort Riley, Kansas in 1866.

• 2. Episode 2

  93m

  Story of the life of Native American inspirational hero Crazy Horse is crosscut with Custer's, two lives that will intertwine and culminate with the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876.

Cast

Gary Cole

George Armstrong Custer

Rosanna Arquette

Libby Custer

Stanley Anderson

Ulysses S. Grant

Edward Blatchford

Lt. Cooke

George Dickerson

Gen. Sherman

Rodney A. Grant

Crazy Horse

Tom O'Brien

Charlie Reynolds

Terry O'Quinn

Gen. Alfred Terry

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Nick Ramus

Red Cloud

Tim Ransom

Tom Custer

Robert Schenkkan

Capt. Weir