Little Big Horn

This documentary covers the history of the American West from the Native American tribes to their encounter with Europeans and how the Europeans conquered them and settled the land. In telling this story, the film takes into the account to both the viewpoints of Indians and other minorities to balance the white populations history.

Buffalo Bill a la réputation d’avoir été le plus grand chasseur de bisons de tous les temps. Il doit aussi sa célébrité au fait d’avoir servi un temps d’éclaireur au Général Custer qui a perdu la vie lors de la fameuse bataille de Little Big Horn en 1876. Mais des images filmées dès 1894 et jusqu’en 1916, montrent un tout autre Buffalo Bill. Elles révèlent des relations amicales entretenues par Buffalo Bill avec des chefs de tribus amérindiennes. Elles montrent aussi que le célèbre Wild West Show de Buffalo Bill, connu pour avoir sillonné les USA et l’Europe pendant plus de 30 ans, a eu une influence considérable sur un genre cinématographique qui passionne toujours le public : le WESTERN.

Uses never-before-seen 3D stereoscopic photographs to expose the untold story of the 'Wild West' and reveal the true stories of the men and women who tamed the American wilderness.

Written and directed by Ric Burns, The Way West chronicles how the American West was lost and won, from the Gold Rush until the final major battle of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee. Following the clash of cultures as Native Americans and whites struggled bitterly over the land, this documentary tells the story of conquest and defeat and explores the spiritual dimensions of the struggle for the American West.

Written and directed by Ric Burns, The Way West chronicles how the American West was lost and won, from the Gold Rush until the final major battle of the Indian Wars at Wounded Knee. Following the clash of cultures as Native Americans and whites struggled bitterly over the land, this documentary tells the story of conquest and defeat and explores the spiritual dimensions of the struggle for the American West.

Ass-breaker Dingus Magee is looking for a gold train when he comes upon old acquaintance Hoke Birdsill on stage to San Francisco, and robs him of his money. Hoke goes to the nearby town of Yerkey's Hole, where Belle Knops is both mayor and bordello-mistress. She appoints Hoke Town Sheriff and tries to get him to stir up the Indians so the soldiers at the nearby fort (the main customers) won't go to Little Big Horn. Dingus tries to stir up more trouble and get involved with the pale, baby-talking Indian, Anna. The film is a send-up of the oft-repeated phrase "the Code of the West" and exaggerates it and what it stands for into the ridiculousness that it is.