Little Big Man

1970 film by Arthur Penn
Movie film Q1132535
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Summary

Little Big Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,966 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor[3]
  • Director: Arthur Penn[4]
  • Screenwriter: Calder Willingham[5], Thomas Louis Berger[6]
  • Composer: John P. Hammond[7]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[8]
  • Genre: comedy drama[9], flashback film[10], Western film[11], historical film[12], comedy film[13], action film[14], adventure film[15], war film[16], Revisionist Western[17], LGBTQ-related film[18], drama film[19]
  • Based on: Little Big Man[20]
  • Cast member: Dustin Hoffman[21], Faye Dunaway[22], Chief Dan George[23], Martin Balsam[24], Richard Mulligan[25], Cal Bellini[26], Thayer David[27], Aimée Eccles[28], Annette O'Toole[29], James Anderson[30], Jeff Corey[31], William Hickey[32], Kelly Jean Peters[33], Carole Androsky[34]
  • Producer: Stuart Millar[35]
  • Production company: CBS[36], Cinema Center Films[37]
  • Director of photography: Harry Stradling[38]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[40]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[41]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[42], 91%[43], 63/100[44]
  • Color: color[45]
  • Country of origin: United States[46]
  • Publication date: December 14, 1970[47]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Little Big Man include Little Big Girl[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Raymond S. Persi[50].

Why It Matters

Little Big Man has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for it include Little Big Girl[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Raymond S. Persi[50].

FAQs

What awards did Little Big Man receive?

Honors received include National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . filmstarts.de. Retrieved . filmstarts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy', '
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    Main subject → Native Americans in the United States
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Dean Tavoularis
    Publication date → +1970-12-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Calder Willingham, Thomas Louis Berger
    Part of → National Film Registry
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