Buffalo Bill: Inventor of the Wild West is a documentary film which premiered in 2024. In that year, it was shown on French and German television (arte).
This film is about the life of the famous American soldier, bison hunter, and showman William F. Cody, who is also known as Buffalo Bill (1846-1917).
Here is some basic information about this film:
** Writer and director: Markus Auge
** Audio: multiple languages or French or German
** Subtitles: English or French or German
** Run time: 88 minutes
Several persons are interviewed in the film
Here are the names of the participants
Listed in alphabetical order
** Michael Darby – he is the owner of Hotel Irma, Cody, Wyoming
** Alexander Emmerich – he is a German historian – University of Augsburg – author of several books
** Sam Hanna – he is a curator at the Buffalo Bill Museum
** Jeremy Johnston – he is a curator at the Buffalo Bill Museum
** Ernie Lapointe (born 1948) – he is the great-grandson of Sitting Bull
** Jeffrey B. Means – he is a Native American – a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe – and an American historian, University of Wyoming
Julia Stettler – she is a park ranger at Acadia National Park, Laramie, Wyoming
Louis S. Warren – he is an American historian – and the author of a book about Buffalo Bill
This film covers the life of William F. Cody, who is also known as Buffalo Bill, from the beginning in 1846 to the end in 1917. A brief survey of his life can be divided into ten chapters:
# 01. The beginning = his childhood
# 02. He is an Indian scout for the US army
# 03. He is a buffalo hunter
# 04. He is the subject of numerous dime novels
# 05. He is the organizer of a wild west show which performs for thirty years - at first in the US and later in Europe
# 06. He is a businessman who makes investments
# 07. He is the founder of a city in Wyoming which he names after himself = Cody
# 08. He is the founder of a hotel in Cody which is named after his youngest daughter = Irma
# 09. His family = his wife and his four children
# 10. The end = his death, his burial, and his legacy
What do reviewers say about this film?
On IMDb it has a rating of 69 percent.
The rating is quite good, as you can see. But in my opinion, it is not good enough. As far as I can tell, this film is what I call an ABC product. It is:
** Accurate,
** Balanced, and
** Comprehensive
I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).
If you are interested in modern history – in particular the history of the United States – this film is definitely something for you.
It is highly recommended.
REFERENCES
# 1. The following items are available online
Ijeoma Olou,
"What the True Story of Buffalo Bill Reveals about the Myth of the Wild West,"
Time
12 November 2021
Steve Friesen,
“The Top Books and Films about Buffalo Bill Cody,”
History Net
02 April 2024
Steve Friesen is the former director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave in Golden, Colorado
# 2. Books in English
Buffalo Bill:
An Autobiography
By William F. Cody
(first published in 1879)
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West:
Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History
By Joy S. Kasson
(2000 = hardcover)
(2001 = paperback)
Buffalo Bill:
The Man Behind the Legend
By Robert A. Carter
(2000 = hardcover)
(2002 = paperback)
Buffalo Bill’s America:
William Cody and the Wild West Show
By Louis S. Warren
(2005 = hardcover)
(2006 = paperback)
Buffalo Bill:
Scout, Showman, Visionary
By Steve Friesen
(2010)
Buffalo Bill on the Silver Screen:
The Films of William F. Cody
By Sandra K. Sagala
(2013)
Buffalo Bill Cody:
A Man of the West
By Prentiss Ingraham
Edited with an introduction by Sandra K. Sagala
(2019)
Prentiss Ingraham (1843-1904) was a colonel in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.
He was also a prolific writer. He wrote more than 100 dime novels about the adventures of Buffalo Bill.
He was also the ghostwriter of several works published by Buffalo Bill.
# 3. Books in German
Der Wilde Westen:
Mythos und Geschichte
By Alexander Emmerich
(2009)
Die Indianer Nordamerikas:
Geschichte, Kultur, Mythos
By Alexander Emmerich
(2011)
# 4. Movies
Buffalo Bill
(1944)
Rating on IMDb = 64 percent
This movie is available on YouTube
Buffalo Bill – Hero of the Far West
(1964)
Rating on IMDb = 45 percent
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or
Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
(1976)
Rating on IMDb = 61
Rotten Tomatoes = 65 percent (the critics)
Rotten Tomatoes = 48 percent (the audience)
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A poster for
Buffalo Bill and his
Wild West Show
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The famous showman
William F. Cody
also known as
Buffalo Bill
(1846-1917)
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