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Budget $6,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
2 hours, 3 minutes
Country USA
Studio United Artists
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Other Titles
• Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
• Buffallo Bill und die Indianer (1976)
• Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976)
• Buffalo Bill und die Indianer (1976)
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Genre: Western, Comedy, Biography, Satire, Culture Clash, Scams And Cons
Plot: Robert Altman revisits American history--following the critical smash NASHVILLE--with this scathing indictment of celebrity and politics in the Wild West. Paul Newman (BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID) stars as Buffalo Bill Cody, a man who has parlayed his legend into a grand moneymaking scheme. Employing a group of talented gunslingers and horseback riders, Bill's carnival show promotes an exaggerated view of American history. However, when the company recruits equally legendary Native American Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) and his interpreter, William Halsey (Will Sampson) to appear as defeated victims in the show, the lies begin to catch up with Buffalo Bill. While the appearance of President Grover Cleveland (Pat McCormick) further helps carve Bill’s name in history, it is revealed that Sitting Bull is not completely done with Bill. Altman’s adaptation of Arthur Kopit’s play contains his signature roaming camera and sprawling cast, as well as conveys a sarcastic, cynical tone that aims to debunk myths created by the real-life legends on which the film is based. As the manipulative Buffalo Bill, a man whose conscience finally catches up with him, Newman delivers a comical and impassioned performance, adding yet another memorable character to his, and director
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Paul Newman
Road to Perdition, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
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Gia, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Fat Man and Little Boy | |
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