They Died With Their Boots On

Not accurate historically, but really good movie none the less...

ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF ALL TIME.

Most movies about history contain inaccuracies, some more than others. They Died With Their Boots On may have some value as entertainment, but when it comes to historical inaccuracy, this one really scrapes the proverbial bottom of the barrel. It came on TCM yesterday and I watched about an hour of it. It was so twisted I could hardly stomach it. Did the writers of this screenplay not do any research at all?

This film is one of my favorites pairing Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland. Too bad this movie isnt in color.

This was bought for my brother. He loves old Westerns. . This came on time and the DVD was in great shape. The art work was in great shape.

I found this movie to be one of the great.s that Errol FLYNN made.Howerevery I did find the film to be oneside,and dident tell the hole story about the indian.

If you’re over 50 you will enjoy this movie. Wasn’t sure how the quality would be but it was Great. Buy this movie.

I havent seen this movie in years and I really enjoyed it. I purchased it used and it played like new.

You cant beat Errol Flynn, Olivier DeHavaland, Sidney Greenstreet. It sturs me every time I watch it. Which parts? Most parts, love and war.

In bare outline this fine picture may seem reasonably true to the career of the boy general George Armstrong Custer. But on the whole one cannot take the plot seriously. If, however, one looks upon it as a great spectacle, a wonderful show, the rewards are plentiful. Many of Custers personal traits were well within the grasp of Errol Flynn, and the late actor turns in one of his finest performances. Olivia De Havilland is very good as Custers faithful wife, and their final scene, in whitch Custer says goodbye to his wife, is very touching and well acted. The action scenes are very good, but not up to similar ones in The Charge Of The Light Brigade, an earlier Flynn epic with a story line very much like the one we get in Boots. I would have awarded this picture with 5 stars if it wasnt for the fact that its a little bit too long. Some of the comedy segments may have worked well in the past, but to a modern audience they may seem a little ridicilous. This is especially notable in the first half of the picture. That first half is merely good, the second half is masterfully achieved. In fact, its almost as watching two different movies. In the final analysis, Boots is still a beautyful picture to watch and hear, but honestly speaking, a little uneven.