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The Indian Wars

  • 1914
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Buffalo Bill Cody in The Indian Wars (1914)
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A propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and ju... Read allA propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and justified as part of the assimilation effort.A propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and justified as part of the assimilation effort.

  • Directors
    • Vernon Day
    • Theodore Wharton
  • Writer
    • Charles King
  • Stars
    • Buffalo Bill Cody
    • Nelson Appleton Miles
    • Jesse M. Lee
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    14
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Vernon Day
      • Theodore Wharton
    • Writer
      • Charles King
    • Stars
      • Buffalo Bill Cody
      • Nelson Appleton Miles
      • Jesse M. Lee
    • 1User review
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    Buffalo Bill Cody
    Buffalo Bill Cody
    • Self
    • (as William F. Cody)
    Nelson Appleton Miles
    Jesse M. Lee
    Frank D. Baldwin
    Marion P. Maus
    Charles King
    Charles King
    H.G. Sickles
    Short Bull
    • Indian
    Dewey Beard
    Black Elk
    • Indian
    Woman's Dress
    Flat Iron
    No Neck
    • Directors
      • Vernon Day
      • Theodore Wharton
    • Writer
      • Charles King
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    • Trivia
      A reconstruction of many events in the American Indian wars, produced by Buffalo Bill Cody in cooperation with the U.S. government. The film disappeared a few years after its release, leading many to speculate that the government had had it destroyed.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Adventures of Buffalo Bill (1917)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 1914 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Buffalo Bill's Indian Wars
    • Filming locations
      • Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Production companies
      • Col. Wm. F. Cody Historical Picture Co.
      • The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
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    Tech specs

    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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