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

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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
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R,2hrs 3min
Genres:
Action,Western
Release:
1976
Director:
Robert Altman
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy  ...more
Synopsis: "Truth is whatever gets the loudest applause." Debunking western myths even more than he did in McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) sardonically explores the gap between western history and legend in show biz-obsessed America. Megalomaniac "Buffalo Bill" Cody (Paul Newman) assumes the legend created for him by writer Ned Buntline (Burt Lancaster), aided and abetted by his producer (Joel Grey) and his publicist (Kevin ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Exploring thematic terrain similar to Nashville (1975), Robert Altman and co-writer Alan Rudolph turn Arthur Kopit's play Indians into a blunt indictment of contemporary pop culture and the fallacies of western pop history. The star may perpetuate lies to sell tickets, but the audience buys those tickets and worships the star's "heroic" image, guaranteeing that the lies, and their legacy of Native ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
William F. Cody
Joel Grey
Nate Salibury
Kevin McCarthy
Maj. John Burke
Harvey Keitel
Ed Goodman
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