“[An] ambitious movie that is often very funny and always fascinating.” – New York Times
Directed by Robert Altman.
“Buffalo” Billy Cody’s Wild West Show is an entertainment phenomenon, featuring staged “battles” between Indians and cavalry. But swaggering Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) faces an unexpected contest of symbolism when the actual vanquished Chief Sitting Bull is hired to become part of the show. The Chief’s disconcerting presence is exacerbated by that of a big-city reporter, in this wry portrait of empty American bravado.
Producer: Robert Altman. Screenwriter: Alan Rudolph and Robert Altman, suggested by the play “The Indians” by Arthur Kopit. Cinematographer: Paul Lohmann. Editor: Peter Appleton, Dennis M. Hill. Cast: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Chaplin.
35mm, color, 123 min.
