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Sitting Bull

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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 06/02/2006
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An earnest but sluggish account of the Battle of Little Big Horn Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz 12/18/2023 A unconventional report of the Battle of Little Big Horn in a movie where Sitting Bull is the peace seeker. See more Steve D 06/27/2023 Completely miss-focused. See more 06/04/2020 Ok movie past a morning during lockdown . I'm a sucker for these old westerns See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 11/06/2016 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. See more 07/26/2015 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. See more 03/09/2015 good bio-pic of sorts See more Read all reviews
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Sidney Salkow

Director

Dale Robertson

Major Robert 'Bob' Parrish

Mary Murphy

Kathy Howell

J. Carrol Naish

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John Hamilton

President Ulysses S. Grant

John Litel

Gen. Wilford Howell
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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