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

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.

Credits

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

Name Character
Joel Grey He was 44, now 92 years old as The Producer (Nate Salisbury)
Geraldine Chaplin She was 31, now 79 years old as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
Shelley Duvall She was 26, now 74 years old as The First Lady (Mrs. Grover Cleveland)
Harvey Keitel He was 37, now 84 years old as The Relative (Ed Goodman)
Burt Lancaster He was 62, 80 years old when he died as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
Paul Newman He was 51, 83 years old when he died as The Star (William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody)
Bert Remsen He was 51, 74 years old when he died as The Bartender (Crutch)
Denver Pyle He was 56, 77 years old when he died as The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)
Kevin McCarthy He was 62, 96 years old when he died as The Publicist (Maj. John Burke)
John Considine He was 41, now 89 years old as The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)
Mike Kaplan as The Treasurer (Jules Keen)
Will Sampson He was 42, 53 years old when he died as The Interpreter (William Halsey)
Allan F. Nicholls He was 31, now 79 years old as The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham) (as Allan Nicholls)
Pat McCormick She was 46, 75 years old when she died as The President of the United States (Grover Cleveland)
Robert DoQui He was 42, 73 years old when he died as The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)

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

Name Department
Richard Portman as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 42 (82) years old when He died Sound
William A. Sawyer as Sound Editor. Sound
Jack Maxsted as Art Direction. He was 60 (84) years old when He died Art
Paul Lohmann as Director of Photography. He was 50 (69) years old when He died Camera
Anthony Powell as Costume Design. He was 70 (94) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Robert Altman as Director. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Directing
Robert Altman as Producer. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Production
Robert Altman as Screenstory. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Writing
Robert Altman as Screenplay. He was 51 (81) years old when He died Writing
Anthony Masters as Production Design. He was 57 (71) years old when He died Art
Arthur Kopit as Theatre Play. He was 39 (now 86) years old Writing
Peter Appleton as Editor. Editing
Alan Rudolph as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 80) years old Writing
Dennis M. Hill as Editor. Editing
Richard Baskin as Original Music Composer. He was 27 (now 75) years old Sound
Monty Westmore as Makeup Artist. He was 53 (84) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
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The greatest buffaloer of them all!

  • Release day: Thursday, June 24, 1976
  • Runtime: 123 minutes