December 18, 2014, 4:00 p.m. — Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976. USA. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Alan Rudolph, Altman, suggested by the play Indians, by Arthur Kopit. With Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel. After Nashville, this is Altman’s second Bicentennial-inspired reflection on America told as a show-business story. Restaging history proves impossible when Newman’s Buffalo Bill hires the real Chief Sitting Bull for his Wild West Pageant. 123 min.
