Inspired by Dee Brown's acclaimed bestseller, the HBO Films event begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn. The action centers on the struggles of three characters: Charles Eastman, a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor; Sitting Bull, 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; and Senator Henry Dawes, 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.
Production Year:
2007
Released:
Tue, 09/11/2007
Run Time Minutes:
132
Genres:
Drama
Genres:
Television
Genres:
Western
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Anna Paquin - Elaine Goodale
Actors:
Chevez Ezaneh - Ohiyesa/Young Charles
Actors:
August Schellenberg - Sitting Bull
Actors:
Duane Howard - Uncle
Actors:
Aiden Quinn - Senator Dawes
Actors:
Colm Feore - General Sherman
Actors:
Fred Dalton Thompson - President Grant
Actors:
Nathan Chasing Horse - One Bull
Actors:
Wayne Charles Baker - Jacob
Actors:
Brian Stollery - Bishop Whipple
Actors:
Shaun Johnston - Colonel Miles
Actors:
Gordon Tootoosis - Red Cloud
Actors:
Billy Merasty - Young Man Afraid
Actors:
Morris Birdyellowhead - American Horse
Actors:
Eddie Spears - Chasing Crane
Actors:
Holly Bird - Scarlet Whirlwind
Actors:
Sean Wei Mah - Bull Head
Actors:
Star Birdyellowhead - Bull Head's Wife
Actors:
Eric Schweig - Gall
Actors:
Jayson Therrien - Soldier
Actors:
Chantal Perron - Teacher
Actors:
Patrick St. Esprit - Major Walsh
Actors:
David Cowley - Mountie
Actors:
Jemma Blackwell - Woman
Actors:
Adam Beach - Charles Eastman
Actors:
Laura Bachynski - Mrs. Goodale
Actors:
Barbara Scout - Singing Sioux Woman
Actors:
David Bigchild - Sergeant/Horse Thief
Actors:
Nakotah LaRance - Crow Foot
Actors:
Michelle Thrush - Four Robes
Actors:
J. K. Simmons - James McLaughlin
Actors:
Tom Carey - Issue Clerk
Actors:
Jim Rattai - Crier
Actors:
Jonathan Fox - Chasing Crane's Son
Actors:
Lee Tergesen - Daniel Royer
Actors:
Scott McAdam - Photographer
Actors:
Wes Studi - Wovoka
Actors:
Hrothgar Mathews - Reverend Woods
Actors:
Tokala Clifford - Little Wolf
Actors:
Jason Blackhorse - Young Sioux Man
Actors:
Jonathan Brewer - Village Man
Actors:
Robert Big Sorrel Horse - Village Man
Actors:
Marty Antonini - Colonel James Forsyth
Actors:
Jimmy Herman - Yellow Bird
Actors:
Brian Copping - Secretary