The White Buffalo (Hunt to Kill) (1977)
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20% of critics liked it
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60% of users liked it
(913 ratings)
J. Lee Thompson directs Charles Bronson in this strange western variation on Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Bronson plays a man named James Otis, who is disturbed by dreams of a giant white buffalo. He returns to the west under his new name --Wild Bill Hickok. Amongst his travels, he meets Chief… More J. Lee Thompson directs Charles Bronson in this strange western variation on Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Bronson plays a man named James Otis, who is disturbed by dreams of a giant white buffalo. He returns to the west under his new name --Wild Bill Hickok. Amongst his travels, he meets Chief Crazy Horse (Will Sampson), who is roaming the plains in an obsessive search for the giant white buffalo that killed his young daughter. Chief Crazy Horse wants to slay the beast in revenge for his daughter's death, and Wild Bill Hickok teams up with him to hunt down the giant white buffalo. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- J. Lee Thompson
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- May 1, 1977 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
More a white elephant than a white buffalo picture.
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
Jaws goes Old West.
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Cast
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Charles Bronson
as James Otis, Wild Bill Hickok
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Jack Warden
as Charlie Zane
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Will Sampson
as Crazy Horse/Worm
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Kim Novak
as Poker Jenny
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Clint Walker
as Kileen
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Stuart Whitman
as Coxy
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John Carradine
as Briggs
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Cara Williams
as Cassie
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Shay Duffin
as Brady
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Douglas Fowley
as Bixby
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Clifford A. Pellow
as Holt
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Ed Lauter
as Capt. Tom Custer
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Ed Bakey
as Ben Corbett
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Cliff Carnell
as Johnny Varner
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Christopher Cary
as Short Man
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Richard Gilliland
as Cpl. Kileen
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Martin Kove
as Jack McCall
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Slim Pickens
as Abel Pickney
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Ron Thompson
as Frozen Dog Pimp
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Dan Vadis
as Tall Man
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Scott Walker
as Gyp Hook-Hand
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Bert Williams
as Paddy Welsh
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Joe Roman
as Silky Smith
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Eve Brent Ashe
as Frieda
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Douglas Hume
as Aaron Pratt
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Larry Martindale
as Cheyenne Bar Man
- Will Walker
