Little Big Man (1970)

Interesting film about the life (or the tall stories?) of a man who was taken in by Cheyenne Indians as a child and raised by them, and who later participated on both sides of conflicts including the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Early in the film, a teenager in the tribe, Little Horse, didn't want to go to fight the tribe's enemies, and it was made clear that this was acceptable, and he could stay behind with the women.

Much later, the hero, Little Big Man (played by Dustin Hoffman) returns to the tribe. Little Horse, played by Robert Little Star, has now become a berdache, a person born male but who shows many of the characteristics of a female in his daily life.

This social pattern is based on fact, and indeed the whole film seems a thoughtful and realistic portrayal of conditions of the time.

HF February 2002

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