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

Name: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Genre: Western, Comedy
Released: 1976-06-24
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 5.522

★ 5,5 /10 (112 Votes)

1976 EN 123 min

Overview

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.

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Rent

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Release date

24/06/1976

Votes

112

Popularity

2.1

The greatest buffaloer of them all!

Genres

Western Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

123 min

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)

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Mike Kaplan

The Treasurer (Jules Keen)

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)

Denver Pyle

The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)

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Frank Kaquitts

The Indian (Sitting Bull)

Will Sampson

The Interpreter (William Halsey)

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Ken Krossa

The Arenic Director (Johnny Baker)

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Fred N. Larsen

The King of the Cowboys (Buck Taylor)

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Jerri Duce

Trick Rider

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Joy Duce

Trick Rider

Alex Green

Whip & Fast Draw Act

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Gary MacKenzie

Whip & Fast Draw Act

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Humphrey Gratz

Old Soldier

Pat McCormick

The President of the United States (Grover Cleveland)

Shelley Duvall

The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)

Burt Lancaster

The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

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E. L. Doctorow

President Cleveland's Adviser (uncredited)

Patrick Reynolds

President Cleveland's Aide (uncredited)

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_**Tedious arty Western; thoroughly UNentertaining**_ Released in 1976 and directed by Robert Altman, "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson" stars Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill Cody, the star of his famous "Wild West Show" in the shadow of the Rockies in 1885. After Chief Sitting Bull of Little Big Horn fame (Frank Kaquitts) arrives with his Number One (Will Sampson), Cody is irked that the chief isn't a slaughtering savage, but is silently heroic and honorable. Cody fires him, but relents when star attraction Annie Oakley (Geraldine Chaplin) sympathizes with Sitting…

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