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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.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) is a western and comedy film directed by Robert Altman, released on June 24, 1976 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy and Harvey Keitel. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10 across 114 ratings.
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Paul Newman
as The Star (William F. Cody)
Joel Grey
as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Kevin McCarthy
as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
Harvey Keitel
as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Allan F. Nicholls
as The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)
Geraldine Chaplin
as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
John Considine
as The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)
Robert DoQui
as The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
Mike Kaplan
as The Treasurer (Jules Keen)
Bert Remsen
as The Bartender (Crutch)
Bonnie Leaders
as The Mezzo-Contralto (Margaret)
Noelle Rogers
as The Lyric-Coloratura (Lucille DuCharme)
Directed by Robert Altman, written by Robert Altman, Arthur Kopit and Alan Rudolph, produced by Robert Altman and Dino De Laurentiis.
Average viewer score of 5.5/10 from 114 ratings.
_**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…
Reviewed on September 21, 2021
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) is available to stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) includes Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel and Allan F. Nicholls. The film was directed by Robert Altman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson was released on June 24, 1976 and runs for 2h 3m.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) holds an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 114 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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