Son of the Morning Star (film)
| Son of the Morning Star | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Son of the Morning Star by Evan S. Connell |
| Written by | Melissa Mathison |
| Directed by | Mike Robe |
| Starring | Gary Cole |
| Music by | Craig Safan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Preston Fischer Thom Mount Cyrus Yavneh |
| Cinematography | Kees Van Oostrum |
| Editor | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Running time | 187 minutes |
| Production companies | Preston Stephen Fischer Company Republic Television The Mount Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 3 – February 4, 1991 |
Son of the Morning Star is a 1991 American two-part Western television miniseries released by Chrysalis based on Evan S. Connell's best-selling 1984 book of the same name. It starred Gary Cole (George Armstrong Custer) and featured Dean Stockwell (General Philip Sheridan), Rosanna Arquette (Elizabeth Custer), Rodney A. Grant (Crazy Horse), Nick Ramus (Red Cloud), Buffy Sainte-Marie (voice of Kate Bighead), and Floyd Red Crow Westerman (Sitting Bull).