Bury my heart at Wounded Knee : the epic fall of the American Indian / HBO Films presents a Wolf Films/Traveler's Rest Films production ; produced by Clara George ; screenplay by Daniel Giat ; directed by Yves Simoneau.

Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Films, Wolf Films, Traveler's Rest Films, HBO Video (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: George, Clara, Giat, Daniel, Simoneau, Yves, Quinn, Aidan, Beach, Adam, 1972-, Schellenberg, August, Paquin, Anna, Schweig, Eric, 1967-, Simmons, J. K., Studi, Wes, Feore, Colm, Tootoosis, Gordon, Brown, Dee, 1908-2002
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Sitting Bull, > 1831-1890 > Drama.
United States. > Army. > Cavalry, 7th > Drama.
United States. > Bureau of Indian Affairs > Drama.
Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890 > Drama.
Lakota people > Drama.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Great Plains > Drama.
Indigenous peoples, Treatment of > North America > Drama.
United States > History > 1865-1898 > Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of their identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and schoolteacher Elaine Goodale work to improve life for the Sioux on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant for kinder Indian treatment.
Note:Title from container.
Based on the book by Dee Alexander Brown.
"An HBO Films movie event."
Special features: Audio commentaries with director Yves Simoneau, Adam Beach and Aidan Quinn; features on the film's production, historical perspective of the American Indian experience as depicted in the film; journey of the book to the screen; interactive on-screen historical guide preparted by the films' screenwriter; photo gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ4 D0084675 VideoDVD
PN1992.8.H56 B879 2007 VideoDVD
ISBN:0783154518 :
9780783154510
Credits:Director of photography, David Franco ; editors, Michael Ornstein, Michael Brown ; music, George S. Clinton ; production designer, Ian Thomas.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., dual-layer, DVD-9.
Cast:
Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin, Eric Schweig, J.K. Simmons, Wes Studi, Colm Feore, Gordon Tootoosis.