Bury my heart at Wounded Knee : the epic fall of the American Indian

Author

Clara George

Call Number

• DVD ACTION (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, Anna Paquin, Eric Schweig, J.K. Simmons, Wes Studi, Colm Feore, Gordon Tootoosis.

Publication Information

[New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Rated TV-14.

Summary

Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of thier identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While Eastman and schoolteacher Elaine Goodale work to improve lives for the Sioux on the reservation, Senator Dawes lobbies President Grant for kinder Indian treatment.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the book by Dee Alexander Brown.

Special features: Audio commentaries with director Yves Simoneau, Adam Beach and Aidan Quinn; features on the film's production, historical perspective of the American Indian experience as depicted in the film; journey of the book to the screen; interactive on-screen historical guide preparted by the films' screenwriter; photo gallery.