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Box office. $7.2 million (rentals) [1] Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman and based on the 1968 play Indians by Arthur Kopit. It stars Paul Newman as William F. Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, along with Geraldine Chaplin, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, Harvey Keitel ...
Jun 24, 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson: Directed by Robert Altman. With Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel. A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show.
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- Comedy, Drama, Western
- Robert Altman
- 1976-06-24
Feb 6, 2024 · A comedy western film by Robert Altman, starring Paul Newman and Joel Grey. It satirizes the distorted view of history presented in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, featuring Sitting Bull and other Native American characters.
- 124 min
From director Robert Altman (M*A*S*H, The Player) comes an uproarious, high-spirited look at "Buffalo Bill" Cody, the legendary Western adventurer. With a fi...
Oct 30, 2002 · Articles. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) is a subversive look at the mythology of the Wild West and a unique deconstruction of an American folk hero as envisioned by Robert Altman, a director well known for turning the typical genre film inside out (McCabe and Mrs. Miller, (1971), The Long Goodbye, 1973).
Nov 2, 2022 · Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 -- Fiction, Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917, Motion picture plays, American, Scénarios de cinéma américains, American cinema films - Scripts Publisher Toronto ; London : Bantam Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 715108036
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Paul Newman gives one of his best comic performances in Robert Altman's underrated BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS, OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON, an irreverent western satire that portrays American history as pure showbiz sham and "nothing more than disrespect for the dead," as Sitting Bull claims. Read More. By Staff (Not Credited) FULL REVIEW.
