Little man Big tale

Dustin Hoffman tells his tale
Nina Caplin|Metro5 April 2012
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Dustin Hoffman is the man of the title, recounting his story after 120 years lurking on the fringes of history.

Captured by Indians, re-captured by whites, befriended by great men and prostitutes and sole survivor (or so he says) of Custer's famous last stand, our hero may be a historical curiosity or he may just be the biggest liar west of the Hudson, but either way he - together with director Arthur (Bonnie And Clyde) Penn - tells an odd, amusing tall (and long) tale.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in