Paul Newman gives one of his best comic performances in Robert Altman's underrated BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS, OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON, an irreverent western satire that portrays American history as pure showbiz sham and "nothing more than disrespect for the dead," as Sitting
Bull claims.
In 1885, former buffalo hunter William F. Cody (Paul Newman), who has been turned into a legendary character named "Buffalo Bill" by writer Ned Buntline (Burt Lancaster), is the star of his own Wild West Show featuring reenactments of historical battles, trick riders, fast-draw acts, and
sharpshooter Annie Oakley (Geraldine Chaplin). When Buntline arrives at the cam...
Released:
1976
Rated:
PG
Length:
120 mins