Buffalo Soldiers Movie Review 1997

Post-Civil War western concerns the all-black Cavalry troops, created by Congress in 1866 to patrol the west. They received their nickname from the Indians, who thought the black soldiers on horseback looked like buffalo. A former slave and by-the-book Army man, Sgt. Washington Wyatt (Glover) leads the chase for Apache warrior Victorio (Lowe) across the New Mexico Territory while trying tp deal with the common degradation suffered by his troops at the hands of white officers. Lots of cruelty and explicit violence.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Postwar, African America, Native America, Military: Army

Screenplay

Frank Military, Susan Rhinehart

Cast

Danny Glover, Carl Lumbly, Bob Gunton, Tom Bower, Harrison Lowe, Glynn Turman, Michael Warren, Mykelti Williamson, Timothy Busfield, Gabriel Casseus

Cinematography

William Wages

Director

Charles Haid

Music

Joel McNeely

Producer

Gordon Wolf, David R. Ginsburg, John Watson, Pen Densham, Richard B. Lewis, Danny Glover, Trilogy Entertainment Group, Citadel Entertainment