Jack Crabb/Little Big Man
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Arthur Penn’s “Little Big Man” is an endlessly entertaining attempt to spin an epic in the form of a yarn. It mostly works. When it doesn’t — when there’s a failure of tone or an overdrawn caricature — it regroups cheerfully and plunges ahead.
Little Big Man received widespread acclaim from film critics. It was among AFI's 400 movies nominated to be on their list of America's greatest 100 movies. [5] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 79 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.
Little Big Man: Directed by Arthur Penn. With Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam. Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer.
Little Big Man is a great movie, as I have said, and it deserves much more notoriety than it receives. This is, I fear, a film that too few people of my generation know. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it as an excellent and entertaining way to spend a couple of hours.
Our first film request review. Little Big Man, looks back from old age to tell of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
91% Tomatometer 80 Reviews. 87% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings. NEW. When a curious oral historian (William Hickey) turns up to hear the life story of 121-year-old Jack Crabb (Dustin Hoffman), he ...
Little Big Man was a farce that went straight for the jugular, and it did so by being ribald, anti-heroic and pro-Indian. It’s still a pretty good comedy, even if the politics are rusted somewhat. The film offers strong writing and a slew of great actors, not least of all the brilliant Chief Dan George.
