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Buffalo Bill And The Indians...Or Sitting Bull's History Lesson [VHS]

Paul Newman (Actor), Joel Grey (Actor), Robert Altman (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: VHS Tape
3 out of 5 stars 7 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel, Allan F. Nicholls
  • Directors: Robert Altman
  • Writers: Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph, Arthur Kopit
  • Producers: Robert Altman, David Susskind, Dino De Laurentiis, Jac Cashin
  • Format: VHS
  • Language: English
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Bmg Video
  • VHS Release Date: 6 Nov. 1995
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CIEN
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 355,898 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Fresh from the massive critical success of his 'Nashville', Robert Altman directed a star-studded cast - including Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Harvey Keitel and Geraldine Chaplin - in this semi-comic look at how the history of the West was rewritten. William F Cody is making a mint from his Wild West show, playing up to the image of the world-famous 'Buffalo Bill', providing the public with an image of the West which suits their taste for stories of bravery and adventure. But when Chief Sitting Bull refuses to play his role in the way that Cody wants it played, resisting the transformation of history into an adventure yarn, it prompts the company to think about the myth they have created.

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Buffalo Bill Paul Newman) 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. Robert Altman directs Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster and Harvey Keitel in this fased paced, witty story about the Wild, Wild West!

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5.0 out of 5 starsPaul Newman's most obscure movie?
By Greywolf TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 22 Jan. 2010
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I'm a big movie fan and a big Paul Newman fan, so how come I'd never heard of this film until I ran across it on TV the other night? It was made in 1976, is directed by the great Robert Altman, stars one of the biggest names in Hollywood, co-stars fellow Hollywood legends, Burt Lancaster and Harvey Keitel, yet it's virtually unknown. I guess the reason lies in the other two reviews it's received here. It's not quite what you'd expect of a Paul Newman movie. It's quirky, strange, oblique, troubling, funny and dark. This Buffalo Bill is no hero, instead he's a self-promoting charlatan with a sexual fetish for female opera singers. This is not your average cowboy movie. At the heart of the film is an intelligent, tragi-comic meditation on the nature of stardom and the triumph of image over reality. Newman is, therefore, ideally cast as the blustering braggart Buffalo Bill, fixing his blonde wig in the mirror. He's baffled that the Indians in his show are unwilling to cooperate in his self-delusion by parodying themselves for entertainment. He doesn't see the problem. Burt Lancaster is excellent as the laconic commentator behind the scenes who is excluded precisely because he knows the real Bill. If you like films that are a long way out of the ordinary and that aren't afraid to be ironic and laconic, give this one a try. You never know, you might love it as much as I do. I'm delighted to now own it on dvd, complete with extras, including a featurette, 'From the Prairie to the Palace.'
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5.0 out of 5 starsALTMANS MOST NEGLECTED MASTERPIECE!
By Mr. E. A. Dobson on 20 Nov. 2011
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It`s obvious from reading the negative reviews that these people aren`t familiar with the films director Robert Altman. In fact i couldn`t recommend this to anyone who either doesn`t like Altman films or doesn`t know who he is. If i`m honest the first time i saw this was about 5 years ago and i wasn`t too impressed but knowing that his films get better with each viewing prompted me to seek out the dvd and give it another chance. Now i did see an Altman film recently which i can`t imagine watching again by the name of `Dr T and the Women` also 'Pret A Porter' is really poor. Anyhow i`m glad i bought this dvd and i`m sure it will stand up to many more viewings. Recommended to Altman enthusiasts everywhere.
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1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star
By Michael Endres on 28 Jan. 2015
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Very poor transfer, not really any better than the DVD. DO NOT BUY, a waste of money !!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsI absolutely adore it!
By larissa on 9 Oct. 2015
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I absolutely adore it!
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