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The White Buffalo (1977)

PG 97 min  -  Western  -   May 1977 (USA)
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In this strange western version of JAWS, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Richard Sale (novel), Richard Sale (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Bronson ...
Jack Warden ...
Charlie Zane
Will Sampson ...
Crazy Horse / Worm
Kim Novak ...
Mrs. Poker Jenny Schermerhorn
Clint Walker Clint Walker ...
Whistling Jack Kileen
Stuart Whitman ...
Winifred Coxy
Slim Pickens ...
Abel Pickney (stage driver)
John Carradine ...
Amos Briggs (undertaker)
Cara Williams Cara Williams ...
Cassie Ollinger
Shay Duffin ...
Tim Brady (bartender)
Clifford A. Pellow Clifford A. Pellow ...
Pete Holt (sheriff, Cheyenne, Wyoming) (as Cliff Pellow)
Douglas Fowley Douglas Fowley ...
Amos Bixby (train conductor / narrator) (as Douglas V. Fowley)
Ed Lauter ...
Tom Custer
Martin Kove ...
Scott Walker Scott Walker ...
Gyp Hook-Hand
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Storyline

In this strange western version of JAWS, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and beautifully desolate high country - before improbably teaming up with a young Indian named Crazy Horse to pursue the creature. Written by Bernard Keane <BKeane2@email.dot.gov.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Buffalo | Crazy Horse | Wild Bill Hickok | Dream | Shootout  | See more »

Taglines:

The White Earthquake is Here! See more »

Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hunt to Kill See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Charles Bronson was about fifty-five years of age when he appeared in this movie. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: The support apparatus for the mechanical buffalo is clearly visible during some charging scenes. See more »

Quotes

[after their stagecoach is attacked, Hickok and Pickney check for casualties]
Wild Bill Hickok: This lady's walkin' the streets of glory.
Abel Pinkney: God damn! Blue Whistler musta caught her right in the third eye.
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Connections

Referenced in Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981) See more »