"Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer."
Dustin Hoffman
as Jack Crabb
Faye Dunaway
as Mrs. Louise Pendrake
Chief Dan George
as Old Lodge Skins
Martin Balsam
as Mr. Merriweather
Richard Mulligan
as Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Jeff Corey
as Wild Bill Hickok
Aimée Eccles
as Sunshine
Kelly Jean Peters
as Olga
William Hickey
as Historian
Alan Oppenheimer
as Major
Lou Cutell
as Deacon
M. Emmet Walsh
as Shotgun Guard
James Anderson
as Sergeant
Jesse Vint
as Lieutenant (as Jess Vint)
Thayer David
as Rev. Silas Pendrake
Philip Kenneally
as Mr. Kane - Drugstore Proprietor
Jack Bannon
as Captain
Ray Dimas
as Young Jack Crabb
Alan Howard
as Adolescent Jack Crabb
Jack Mullaney
as Card Player with Full House
Steve Miranda
as Younger Bear as a Youth
Ken Mayer
Carole Androsky
as Caroline
Robert Little Star
as Little Horse
Cal Bellini
as Younger Bear
Ruben Moreno
as Shadow That Comes in Sight
Steve Shemayne
as Burns Red in the Sun
Arthur Penn
Director
Calder Willingham
Screenplay
Stuart Millar
Producer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Dede Allen
Editor
Gene Lasko
Associate Producer
Casting
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Loren Janes
John Paul Hammond
Music
Gary McLarty
Denny Arnold
M. James Arnett
Roydon Clark
Gary Combs
William H. Burton Sr.
Stan Barrett
Alan Gibbs
Jerry Gatlin
Mickey Gilbert
Joe Finnegan
Stephanie Epper
James M. Halty
Donna Hall
Kent Hays
Tommy J. Huff
Alex Green
Fred Lerner
Glenn Randall Jr.
Julie Ann Johnson
J.N. Roberts
Fred Waugh
Walter Wyatt
Clifford Hutchison
Gaffer
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Lynn Del Kail
Hairstylist
Terry Miles
Makeup Artist
Dick Gallegly
Production Manager
Les Kimber
Second Unit
Mike Moder
Assistant Director
Thomas Berger
Novel
Dick Smith