The way West, The war for the Black Hills 1870-1876

Resource Information

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Label

The way West, The war for the Black Hills 1870-1876

Title part

The war for the Black Hills 1870-1876

Statement of responsibility

a Steeplechase Films, Inc. production for the American Experience in association with Channel Four Television ; WGBH Educational Foundation

Title variation

Way West 1870-1876

Contributor

• McCullough, David G
• Channel Four (Great Britain)
• Shanachie Entertainment Corp
• Steeplechase Films Inc
• WGBH Educational Foundation
• Abraham, F. Murray
• Baker, Russell
• Burns, Ric
• Keane, Brian

Subject

• Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- DVD
• Documentary television programs -- DVD
• Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- DVD
• Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Wars -- 1866-1895 -- DVD
• Indians, Treatment of -- North America -- DVD
• Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 -- DVD
• West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- DVD

Genre

• DVD

Language

eng

Summary

The third episode of the series "The way west." Follows the dramatic sequence of events that led up to the battle of the Little Big Horn in June of 1876. Financial pressures spurred the United States to invade the Lakotas' sacred Black Hills in search of gold. That treaty violation, together with the systematic extermination of the buffalo, sparked outrage among the Lakota and Cheyenne. The stage was set for a cataclysmic showdown between the United States Army and the tribes of the Northern Plains

Member of

• American experience (Television program)

Cataloging source

JED

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editors, Bruce Shaw, Li-Shin Yu ; co-editor, Edward Barteski ; cinematography, Allen Moore, Buddy Squires ; music, Brian Keane ; co-producer, Matt Butcher ; associate producer, Norman Cohen ; sound editor, Ira Spiegel ; assistant editor, Chris White ; writer/director, Ric Burns ; producers, Lisa Ades, Ric Burns

Dewey number

978/.02

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

PerformerNote

• Narrated by Russell Baker ; featuring the voices of F. Murray Abraham, Philip Bosco, J.D. Cannon, Sam Elliott, Rodney Grant, Graham Greene, Holly Hunter, Gene Jones, Amy Madigan, E.G. Marshall, Frances McDormand, Matthew Modine, Chris Murney, George Plimpton, Ving Rhames, Frances Sternhagen, Wes Studi, Sheila Tousey, John Trudell, Eli Wallach, and M. Emmet Walsh
• Host, David McCullough

Runtime

90

Series statement

The way west

Series volume

episode three

Technique

live action