Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - Film Adaptation

Film Adaptation

HBO Films produced a film version – by the same title – of the book for the HBO television network. The film stars Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, Anna Paquin, and August Schellenberg as Sitting Bull, and a cameo appearance by actor and former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson as President Grant. The film debuted on the HBO television network Sunday, May 27, 2007. While the film covers only the last two chapters of Brown’s book, it received many Emmy nominations and went on to win one for Best Movie made for Television.

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