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

1976 · 123 min · Director: Robert Altman ★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,949 ratings

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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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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Humor
20%Anger
  1. Humor30%
  2. Anger20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Anger. Genres: Comedy, Western. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Humor
Sadness
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor33 %31 %0 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor36 %34 %0 %13 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Humor39 %37 %2 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Humor42 %40 %4 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Humor45 %42 %5 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Humor42 %37 %9 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Humor43 %31 %17 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Disturbing46 %30 %24 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Humor46 %30 %18 %27 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Tension48 %30 %12 %18 %
52.5 %≈ 65′Humor47 %34 %13 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 71′Humor46 %38 %14 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 77′Humor47 %38 %15 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 83′Humor47 %40 %9 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 89′Humor43 %40 %4 %14 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Humor39 %35 %10 %13 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Humor43 %32 %22 %27 %
87.5 %≈ 108′Sadness51 %27 %37 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 114′Sadness57 %20 %46 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 120′Sadness60 %18 %51 %50 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AF
Allan F. Nicholls

AF
Allan F. Nicholls

The Journalist (Prentiss Ingraham)

Geraldine Chaplin

The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)

JC
John Considine

The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)

RD
Robert DoQui

RD
Robert DoQui

The Wrangler (Oswald Dart)

MK
Mike Kaplan

Bert Remsen

The Bartender (Crutch)

BL
Bonnie Leaders

The Mezzo-Contralto (Margaret)

NR
Noelle Rogers

The Lyric-Coloratura (Lucille DuCharme)

EL
Evelyn Lear

The Lyric-Soprano (Nina Cavallini)

Denver Pyle

The Indian Agent (McLaughlin)

FK
Frank Kaquitts

The Indian (Sitting Bull)

WS
Will Sampson

The Interpreter (William Halsey)

KK
Ken Krossa

The Arenic Director (Johnny Baker)

FN
Fred N. Larsen

The King of the Cowboys (Buck Taylor)

JD
Jerri Duce

Trick Rider

JD
Joy Duce

Trick Rider

Details

Directed by
Robert Altman
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 5,949 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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