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Dustin Hoffmann sits in a metal bathtub while Faye Dunaway, dressed in period clothing, washes his feet in a scene from the film Little Big Man (1970).
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Little Big Man

film by Penn [1970]
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Dustin Hoffmann sits in a metal bathtub while Faye Dunaway, dressed in period clothing, washes his feet in a scene from the film Little Big Man (1970).
Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man Faye Dunaway with Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970).

Little Big Man is a 1970 American revisionist Western film directed by Arthur Penn. The movie is both a comedy and a tragedy, reimagining Thomas Berger's picaresque novel. It critiques American frontier policies as brutal and genocidal, serving as a parable for the Vietnam War. The film also debunks common Western movie tropes and the narrative of the Battle of Little Bighorn. Dustin Hoffman stars as the protagonist, with strong supporting performances from Faye Dunaway and Chief Dan George.1

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