The Plainsman

Aug 1, 1966

1h 32m

★ 4.8

When the land needed law... When the West needed taming... When adventure needed a giant... They sent for the Plainsman!

Overview

Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The Plainsman Trailers

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Cast

Wild Bill Hickok

Don Murray

Buffalo Bill Cody

Guy Stockwell

Calamity Jane

Abby Dalton

Lt. Stiles

Bradford Dillman

Crazy Knife

Henry Silva

Chief Black Kettle

Simon Oakland

Col. George Armstrong Custer

Leslie Nielsen

Lattimer

Edward Binns

Estrick

Michael Evans

Brother John

Percy Rodriguez

Sgt. Womack

Terry Wilson

Abe Ireland

Walter Burke

In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and beautifully desolate high country - before improbably teaming up with a young Crazy Horse to pursue the creature.

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7.0

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0.0

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0.0

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4.5

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6.7

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4.9

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7.0

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0.0

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2.2

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