Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976·Movie

·2h 3min·

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About

The greatest buffaloer of them all!

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.

Alt-History SatireRevisionist WesternMeta-NarrativeShow Business CritiquePolitical CommentaryAmerican WestHistorical FictionIconic Figures

Actors

Paul Newman

The Star (William F. Cody)

Joel Grey

The Producer (Nate Salisbury)

Kevin McCarthy

The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)

Harvey Keitel

The Relative (Ed Goodman)

Allan F. Nicholls

The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)

Geraldine Chaplin

The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)

John Considine

The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)

Robert DoQui

The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)

Bert Remsen

The Bartender (Crutch)

Denver Pyle

The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)

Will Sampson

The Interpreter (William Halsey)

Alex Green

Whip & Fast Draw Act

Pat McCormick

The President of the United States (Grover Cleveland)

Shelley Duvall

The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)

Burt Lancaster

The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

Patrick Reynolds

President Cleveland's Aide (uncredited)

Crew

Directed by:

Robert Altman

Written by:

Robert Altman, Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph

Produced by:

Dino De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis, Robert Altman

Composed by:

Richard Portman, James E. Webb, Rob Young

Sequels and Prequels

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