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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
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A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and his add credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show. Director:Robert Altman |
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Cast
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| Paul Newman | ... |
The Star (William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody)
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| Joel Grey | ... |
The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
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| Kevin McCarthy | ... |
The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
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| Harvey Keitel | ... |
The Relative (Ed Goodman)
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| Allan F. Nicholls | ... |
The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)
(as Allan Nicholls)
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| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | ||
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John Considine | ... |
The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)
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| Robert DoQui | ... |
The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
(as Robert Doqui)
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Mike Kaplan | ... |
The Treasurer (Jules Keen)
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Bert Remsen | ... |
The Bartender (Crutch)
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Bonnie Leaders | ... |
The Mezzo-Contralto (Margaret)
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Noelle Rogers | ... |
The Lyric-Coloratura (Lucille DuCharme)
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Evelyn Lear | ... |
The Lyric-Soprano (Nina Cavallini)
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Denver Pyle | ... |
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
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Frank Kaquitts | ... |
The Indian (Sitting Bull)
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Storyline
Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President and General Custer. Written by Jonathan Broxton <j.w.broxton@sheffield.ac.uk>
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Sitting Bull | Wild West Show | General Custer | Buffalo Bill Cody | Satire | See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians See more »Filming Locations:
Morley, Alberta, CanadaBox Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Dino De Laurentiis Company, Lion's Gate Films, Talent Associates-Norton Simon See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| Finland: (1979) | (video release)Sound Mix:
4-Track StereoColor:
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia
This started out as a project re-teaming Paul Newman and director George Roy Hill after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Although Hill dropped out of the mix in the intervening years, Newman remained on board. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: There is a flag on the flagpole. All 3 flags have 48 stars on them. The flag with 48 stars didn't come about until 1912. See more »Quotes
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody: The difference between a white man and an injun in all situations is that an injun is red. And an injun is red for a very good reason. So we can tell us apart.See more »
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