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Sitting Bull

Play trailer Poster for Sitting Bull Released Oct 6, 1954 1h 45m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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Recognizing that Maj. Robert Parrish (Dale Robertson) has a history of making peace with Native American tribes, President Ulysses S. Grant (John Hamilton) sends him to iron out a land dispute with Chief Sitting Bull (J. Carrol Naish). Though negotiations seem to be going well, Parrish can't stop the deadly Battle of Little Big Horn. Many die, but when he helps Sitting Bull survive, Parrish is charged with crimes against the government, and he will be executed unless Grant steps in.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An earnest but sluggish account of the Battle of Little Big Horn Rated: B- Jun 2, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C A unconventional report of the Battle of Little Big Horn in a movie where Sitting Bull is the peace seeker. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review Steve D Completely miss-focused. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Ok movie past a morning during lockdown . I'm a sucker for these old westerns Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review ashley h Sitting Blue is a decent film. It is about Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence. Dale Robertson and Mary Murphy give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Sidney Salkow did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the adventure. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow Moving, Methodical, Sweeping Theatrical Piece With Very Little 'Wow' Factor...The Caked-Up In Make-Up Of Actors Pretending To Injuns Didn't Help Much Either..Pity It Is Based On A True Story Tho, Coulda Been Done Much Better. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member good bio-pic of sorts Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Recognizing that Maj. Robert Parrish (Dale Robertson) has a history of making peace with Native American tribes, President Ulysses S. Grant (John Hamilton) sends him to iron out a land dispute with Chief Sitting Bull (J. Carrol Naish). Though negotiations seem to be going well, Parrish can't stop the deadly Battle of Little Big Horn. Many die, but when he helps Sitting Bull survive, Parrish is charged with crimes against the government, and he will be executed unless Grant steps in.
Director
Sidney Salkow
Producer
W.R. Frank
Screenwriter
Jack DeWitt, Sidney Salkow
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
W.R. Frank Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 1954, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 45m