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

"Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson," a revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman, stars Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill Cody, the star of his famous "Wild West Show" in 1885. After Chief Sitting Bull of Little Big Horn fame arrives with his Number One, Cody is irked that the chief isn't a slaughtering savage, but is silently heroic and honorable. Through his interactions with Sitting Bull and other characters, Altman skewers an American historical myth of heroism, presenting a nuanced portrayal of the Wild West and its icons.