Movie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Overview
Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-05-27
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Western, Drama, History, TV Movie, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Wolf Entertainment, Traveler's Rest Films, HBO Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale
- Chevez Ezaneh as Ohiyesa / Young Charles
- August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull
- Duane Howard as Uncle
- Aidan Quinn as Henry Dawes
- Colm Feore as General Sherman
- Fred Thompson as President Ulysses S. Grant
- Nathan Lee Chasing Horse as One Bull
- Wayne Charles Baker as Jacob
- Brian Stollery as Bishop Whipple
- Shaun Johnston as Col. Nelson Miles
- Gordon Tootoosis as Chief Red Cloud
Crew
- Yves Simoneau - Director
- Daniel Giat - Screenplay
- Dee Brown - Screenplay
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