Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Altman figured he'd make a Western that wasn't really a Western. Buffalo Bill's Wild West show gets a booking with Chief Sitting Bull, who has ulterior motives involving the President. History gets bent out of shape, like a spoon in the hands of a stage magician.

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Robert Altman directed Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson in 1976. See Robert Altman's full filmography, where to start with Robert Altman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Altman.

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson was released in 1976 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.