Buffalo Bill (Paul Newman) plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) has agreed to appear in it. However, Sitting Bull has his own hidden agenda, involving the President (Pat McCormick) and General Custer.
Two presentations of the film with its original 'antique' colour timing: the 124-minute director's cut; and the shorter, 105-minute producer's cut
From the Prairie to the Palace (1976, 5 mins): archival on-set documentary featuring rare footage of Altman and Paul Newman
Jim Webb on Robert Altman (2007, 22 mins): audio extracts from a presentation by the veteran sound mixer
Alternative French opening titles and closing credits (1976, 7mins)
Seven silent films featuring Buffalo Bill and the stars of his Wild West shows, with musical accompaniment by Bernard Wrigley: Annie Oakley (1894, 14 secs); Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 (1898, 43 secs); Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 (1898, 2 mins); Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade (1902, 2 mins); Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East (1910, 13 mins); The Life of Buffalo Bill (1912, 27 mins); and Ford Animated Weekly (1916, 10 mins)
Original theatrical trailer
TV spot
Image galleries: publicity and promotional materials; and a selection of original Buffalo Bill posters and photographs
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