Is This Successful Classic Film Montana’s Oldest Movie?

Could this be the first film set or based in Montana? It's up for discussion.

Classic Montana Movies

There have been some cinematic gems set or based in Montana.

The two movies that immediately come to mind are A River Runs Through It and Legends of the Fall.

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These 90s classics have massive star power and beautiful cinematography showing off Big Sky Country.

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These films aren't the first movies to be set or based in Montana, but they are some of the best.

Another classic film overlooked out of Montana is Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

This crime comedy starred future Academy Award winners Jeff Bridgers and Clint Eastwood.

It's often forgotten about when folks think of classic Montana movies.

Some classic films have shot scenes in Montana, but what's the oldest movie set or based in Montana?

It took some digging, but we might have found the answer.

Oldest Movie Out of Montana

We did a deep dive into Montana films.

Some movies are set and based in Montana, and some films shot scenes in Big Sky Country.

Movies like The Shining, Chronicles of Narnia, and The Thing From Another World filmed scenes around Glacier National Park, but they aren't set or based in Montana.

Those films don't count.

We found a movie partially set in Montana about one of the most controversial figures in our state's history.

That film is They Died With Their Boots On.

They Died With Their Boots On And Montana

They Died With Their Boots On is a 1941 classic Western about the General George Custer.

The film stars an icon of old Hollywood, Errol Flynn, and the film's big ending deals with the Battle of Little Bighorn.

The film was critically and financially successful.

Have you seen this movie? Do you think this is Montana's oldest movie?