Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)

123 min · Satire, Western, Western film, comedy film, parody film

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Directors

Robert Altman

Cast

Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Chaplin, Burt Lancaster

The story

The story begins in 1885 with the arrival of an important new guest star in Buffalo Bill Cody's grand illusion, Chief Sitting Bull of Little Big Horn fame. Much to Cody's annoyance, Sitting Bull proves not to be a murdering savage but a genuine embodiment of what the whites believe about their own history out west. He is quietly heroic and morally pure.

Catalogue themes and tags

Actress, Gefecht, Indian, Native American Tribe, Sioux, Stage Show, Theatermilieu, Wild West, cowboy, Parody, Action/Adventure, Western, Action, Comedy

Genres

Satire, Western, Western film, comedy film, parody film

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