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Play Sound Shall we call for help? We are the help. Shouldn't we holler for help? I'll handle this. Bill, Sitting Bull's coming here with his whole group. Our unpredictable friends seem to be on the warpath. I see them. They crossed the river again and they ain't even wet. They did, huh? We're with you, Bill.
Shall we call for help? We are the help. Shouldn't we holler for help? I'll handle this. Bill, Sitting Bull's coming here with his whole group. Our unpredictable friends seem to be on the warpath. I see them. They crossed the river again and they ain't even wet. They did, huh? We're with you, Bill.

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Description: A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West Show.

Cast:
The Star (William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody): Paul Newman
The Producer (Nate Salisbury): Joel Grey
The Publicist (Maj. John Burke): Kevin McCarthy
The Relative (Ed Goodman): Harvey Keitel
The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham): Allan F. Nicholls
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley): Geraldine Chaplin
The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler): John Considine
The Wrangler (Oswald Dart): Robert DoQui
The Treasurer (Jules Keen): Mike Kaplan
The Bartender (Crutch): Bert Remsen
The Mezzo-Contralto (Margaret): Bonnie Leaders
The Lyric-Coloratura (Lucille DuCharme): Noelle Rogers
The Lyric-Soprano (Nina Cavallini): Evelyn Lear
The Indian Agent (McLaughlin): Denver Pyle
The Indian (Sitting Bull): Frank Kaquitts
The Interpreter (William Halsey): Will Sampson
The Arenic Director (Johnny Baker): Ken Krossa
The King of the Cowboys (Buck Taylor): Fred N. Larsen
The Cowboy Trick Rider: Joy Duce
The Mexican Whip and Fast Draw Act: Gary MacKenzie
The Old Soldier: Humphrey Gratz
The President of the United States (Grover Cleveland): Pat McCormick
The First Lady (Mrs. Grover Cleveland): Shelley Duvall
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline): Burt Lancaster
Rancher: Dennis Corrie
Adviser to President Grover Cleveland: E.L. Doctorow
President Cleveland's Aide: Patrick Reynolds

Written by: Arthur Kopit, Alan Rudolph, Robert Altman

Director: Robert Altman

Production: United Artists, The De Laurentiis Company, David Susskind Productions, Lion's Gate Films

Release date: 24 Jun 1976