Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
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"Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson" is a 1976 satirical Western film directed by Robert Altman that critiques the myth-making of the American Wild West through the story of showman Buffalo Bill and his interactions with Sitting Bull.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Paul Lohmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Dennis M. Hill
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival |
1976 Cannes Film Festival
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26th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deconstruction of heroism
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representation of Native Americans in popular culture ⓘ show business and spectacle ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Buffalo Bill Cody
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Sitting Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Richard Baskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | critique of American Wild West myth-making ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Altman filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
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Sitting Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lion's Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 123 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Nicholls
NERFINISHED
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Frank Barhydt NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredric Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Burt Lancaster
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Geraldine Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Keitel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | New Hollywood era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.