Movie Description
The Indian Wars
(1914)Overview
A propaganda re-enactment, co-financed by the Woodrow Wilson government, of the 1890 massacre of 300 Lakota residents of South Dakota, which was portrayed as American military heroism and justified as part of the assimilation effort.
Featured Crew
- Director : Vernon Day,Theodore Wharton
- Writer : Charles King
- Cast : Buffalo Bill Cody
Cast
Self (as William F. Cody)
Facts
Original TitleThe Indian Wars
Status Released
Release Information
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1914-08-01
Original Language
Production CompaniesCol. Wm. F. Cody Historical Picture Co.,The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Genres
- History