Gary Cole George Armstrong Custer Actor Rosanna Arquette Libby Custer Actor Stanley Anderson Ulysses S. Grant Actor Edward Blatchford Lt. Cooke Actor George Dickerson Gen. Sherman Actor Rodney A. Grant Crazy Horse Actor Tom O'Brien Charlie Reynolds Actor Terry O'Quinn Gen. Aldred Terry Actor Nick Ramus Red Cloud Actor Tim Ransom Tom Custer Actor Robert Schenkkan Capt. Weir Actor David Strathairn Capt. William F. Benteen Actor Buffy Sainte-Marie Kate Bighead Actor Dean Stockwell Gen. Philip Sheridan Actor Bryce Chamberlain Parsons Actor Peter Leitner Dr. Coates Actor George K. Sullivan Gen. Hancock Actor Demina Becker Young Kate Bighead Actor George American Horse Stone Forehead Actor Rion Hunter Sioux Interpreter Actor Sheldon Peters Wolfchild Bloody Knife Actor Michael Medieros Major Marcus Reno Actor Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman Sitting Bull Actor Mike Robe Director Melissa Mathison Writer Preston Fischer Producer Cyrus Yavneh Producer Thom Mount Producer Kees van Oostrum Cinematographer Benjamin A. Weissman Film Editing Craig Safan Original Music