Summary:
"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 Lesson (1976) sardonically explores the gap between western history and legend in show biz-obsessed America. Megalomaniac "Buffalo Bill" Cody (Paul Newman) assumes the legend crea... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Paul Newman - (William F. Cody)
Joel Grey - (Nate Salibury)
Kevin McCarthy - (Maj. John Burke)
Harvey Keitel - (Ed Goodman)
Allan Nicholls - (Prentiss Ingraham)
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Review:
Exploring thematic terrain similar to Nashville (1975), Robert Altman and co-writer Alan Rudolph turn Arthur Kopit's play +Indians into a blunt indictment of contemporary pop culture and the fallacies of western pop history. The star may perpetuate lies to sell tickets, but the audience buys those tickets and worships the star's "hero... Continue >>

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