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

1976 · 123 min

A wry, talky deconstruction of frontier myth that feels like a bustling, ironic pageant slowly turning sour.

Directed by: Robert Altman
Genres: Western, Comedy
Starring: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy

Tagline: The greatest buffaloer of them all!
Overview: Buffalo Bill 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.

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Directed by: Robert Altman
Genres: Western, Comedy
Starring: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
identity
race
power
deception
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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