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

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

"The greatest buffaloer of them all!"

1976

2h 3m

5.5(114 votes)

Western

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

The Star (William F. Cody)

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

The Producer (Nate Salisbury)

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

The Relative (Ed Goodman)

Allan F. Nicholls

Allan F. Nicholls

The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)

John Considine

John Considine

The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)

Robert DoQui

Robert DoQui

The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)

Mike Kaplan

The Treasurer (Jules Keen)

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

The Bartender (Crutch)

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Altman
Written by: Robert Altman
Alan Rudolph
Produced by: Robert Altman
Dino De Laurentiis

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