The Glory Guys
β 6.5 Β· 1965 Β· 112m Β· Drama Β· Action Β· Western Β· Romance
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.
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