Paul Newman
William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
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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 ...
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
Nov 12, 2021 · By Ijeoma Olou. November 12, 2021 1:27 PM EST. B uffalo Bill is onstage engaged in fierce battle. He and his scouts are fighting a ferocious group of Cheyenne warriors. The audience holds its ...
Buffalo Bill and the Indians. By 1885, beloved cavalryman Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman) has hired a publicist and producer to help shape and promote his traveling Wild West show, which presents ...
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- Robert Altman
- PG
- Paul Newman
Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill helped popularize the archetype of the "Cowboys and Indians", which, according to Jana L. Bara, "was instrumental in the fabrication of the popular idea of the Wild West. This cliché, reinforced through the perceived veracity and realism of photography, became one of the representative images of North American ...
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.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson. Available on Pluto TV, ScreenPix, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee. Paul Newman portrays the frontier hero with gusto and charm in this comedic, high-spirited look at the legendary western adventurer. Co-stars Harvey keitel, Burt Lancaster and Shelley Duvall. Western 1976 2 hr 3 min.
