Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
“The greatest buffaloer of them all!”
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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Cast
28 people
Paul Newman
The Star (William F. Cody)
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The Sting
Joel Grey
The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
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Dancer in the Dark
The Old Man
Kevin McCarthy
The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Harvey Keitel
The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Allan F. Nicholls
The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)
Known for
Popeye
Slap Shot
Geraldine Chaplin
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
Known for
The Odyssey
Chaplin
John Considine
The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)
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Gia
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Robert DoQui
The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)
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RoboCop
Coffy
Mike Kaplan
The Treasurer (Jules Keen)
Also in
The Player
Choose Me
Bert Remsen
The Bartender (Crutch)
Known for
Code of Silence
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Bonnie Leaders
The Mezzo-Contralto (Margaret)
No other roles listed
Noelle Rogers
The Lyric-Coloratura (Lucille DuCharme)
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Robert Altman Director · Alan Rudolph Screenplay Arthur Kopit Author
United States release June 24, 1976 · Produced in United States · Production David Susskind Productions, Lion's Gate Films
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The De Laurentiis Company
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David Susskind Productions
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Lion's Gate Films
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United Artists Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · June 24, 1976
Theatrical
United States · June 24, 1976
Theatrical
Greece
March 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
June 4, 1977 · Theatrical
XC
March 1, 1992 · Physical
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