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Feature film — 2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

6.52h 5mWestern — Drama — History — TV Movie — War

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and Sitting Bull the proud Lakota chief whose tribe won the American Indians’ last major victory at Little Big Horn.

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A high-signal pick with 142 votes.

Wolf Entertainment / Traveler's Rest Films / HBO Films

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Director: Yves Simoneau

On screen

Cast & crew

Anna Paquin as Elaine Goodale

Anna Paquin

Elaine Goodale

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Chevez Ezaneh

Ohiyesa / Young Charles

August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull

August Schellenberg

Sitting Bull

Duane Howard as Uncle

Duane Howard

Uncle

Aidan Quinn as Henry Dawes

Aidan Quinn

Henry Dawes

Colm Feore as General Sherman

Colm Feore

General Sherman

Fred Thompson as President Ulysses S. Grant

Fred Thompson

President Ulysses S. Grant

Nathan Lee Chasing Horse as One Bull

Nathan Lee Chasing Horse

One Bull

Wayne Charles Baker as Jacob

Wayne Charles Baker

Jacob

Brian Stollery as Bishop Whipple

Brian Stollery

Bishop Whipple

Shaun Johnston as Col. Nelson Miles

Shaun Johnston

Col. Nelson Miles

Gordon Tootoosis as Chief Red Cloud

Gordon Tootoosis

Chief Red Cloud

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