Paul Newman,
Joel Grey,
Kevin McCarthy,
Harvey Keitel,
Allan F. Nicholls
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"Truth is whatever gets the loudest applause." Debunking western myths even more than he did in McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History L... read more
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
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October 27, 2011fb1664868775Though a minor work, Newman is hilarious in the role and Altman paints another vivid picture.
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May 30, 2005[font=Century Gothic]"Buffalo Bill and the Indians" is about the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in 1885. Buffalo Bill Cody(Paul Newman) has just signed the legendary Indian Chief Sitting Bull to appear in his show. Buffalo BIll, here, is pictured as being a buffoon, a drunkard and... read more
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September 28, 2006I'm starting to really like Robert Altman films. He has a certain way of making usually boring characters and/or topics really interesting. This flick was particularly charming, and was actually quite hilarious too. Paul Newman played a very believable past-his-prime Buffalo Bil... read more
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November 1, 2008This is a very good movie with historical characters of the old west
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Critic Reviews
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times
July 24, 2001
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Aspires to a cynical Brechtian snappiness, but the drama is too thinly imagined, the meanings too familiar and heavily stated, for this 1976 film to gather any real interest. Full Review
April 7, 2009
Tony Macklin, tonymacklin.net
Altman and crew have done the necessary reorganizing and reediting on Buffalo Bill and have created a terrific movie out of the troubled dust of what was. The first time I saw the movie in New York, i... Full Review
April 20, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Newman's inspired performance is top-notch. Full Review
July 11, 2007
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
Minor Robert Altman
August 24, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Altman at his perverse best.
May 3, 2001
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Explores the interface between heroes, hypocrisy, and illusion....What kind of America has been passed on to us by historians? Full Review
February 18, 2007
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)
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July 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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