Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) (TV)

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Giat (teleplay)
Dee Brown (book)

Release Date:

27 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Western

Plot:

A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.

Plot Keywords:

Historical | South Dakota | Western U.S. | Native American

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 18 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

Aidan Quinn	...	Henry Dawes
Adam Beach	...	Charles Eastman
August Schellenberg	...	Sitting Bull
J.K. Simmons	...	McLaughlin
Eric Schweig	...	Gall
Wes Studi	...	Wovoka AKA Jack Wilson
Colm Feore	...	General Sherman
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Chief Red Cloud
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	President Ulysses S. Grant
Anna Paquin	...	Elaine Goodale
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura Bachynski	...	Mother
Wayne Charles Baker	...	Jacob
Tom Carey	...	Issue Clerk
Tokala Clifford	...	Little Wolf (as Gerald Tokala Clifford)
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Daniel Royer
Chevez Ezaneh	...	Ohiyesa / Young Charles
Shaun Johnston	...	Col. Nelson Miles
Nakotah Larance	...	Crowfoot
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse	...	One Bull
Sean Wei Mah	...	Bull Head
Scott McAdam	...	Photographer
Chantal Perron	...	Teacher
Eddie Spears	...	Chasing Crane
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Lt. Walsh
Lee Tergesen	...	Daniel Royer
Jayson Therrien	...	Soldier
Amanda Troop	...	Additional Voices

Directed by
Yves Simoneau

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Giat		(teleplay)
Dee Brown		(book) (as Dee Alexander Brown)

Produced by
Clara George	....	producer
Tom Thayer	....	executive producer
Dick Wolf	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
David Franco

Film Editing by
Michael D. Ornstein

Casting by
Candice Elzinga
Rhonda Fisekci
Rene Haynes

Production Design by
Ian D. Thomas

Set Decoration by
Paul Healy

Costume Design by
Mario Davignon

Makeup Department
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc.
Donna Fuller	....	assistant makeup artist
Chris Harrison-Glimsdale	....	assistant hair stylist (as Christine Harrison)
Gail Kennedy	....	makeup designer
Rochelle Pomerleau	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Linda Rogers-Ambury	....	production manager
Greg Spence	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisa Jemus	....	daily on-set third assistant director
Tony LaHaye	....	trainee assistant director
Peter D. Marshall	....	first assistant director
Adam Martin	....	second assistant director
Martin Pedersen	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alfred A. Arndt	....	construction coordinator
Tim C Campbell	....	paint coordinator
Dawn-Anne Coulson	....	construction buyer
Jack Crowells	....	on-set dresser
Justin Faubert	....	set dresser
Darcy Healy	....	lead dresser
Craig Humphries	....	art department assistant
Craig Humphries	....	graphic artist
Jordy Wihak	....	property master

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
Ed Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steffan Falesitch	....	sound editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Avram D. Gold	....	sound designer
Avram D. Gold	....	sound supervisor
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising sound editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Mike Markiw	....	boom operator
Jason Oliver	....	ProTools adr recordist
Jason Oliver	....	sound recordist
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
George Tarrant	....	production sound mixer
Calvin Wilson	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
Amanda Paller	....	first assistant

Visual Effects by
Rachel Leigh Arnold	....	graphic designer
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Joseph Bell	....	visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension
Jason Bond	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Erik Bruhwiler	....	digital compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Todd Carson	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Sam Dabbs	....	motion graphics
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
Mitch Gates	....	visual effects technical director: Digital Dimension
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
David Goldberg	....	visual effects supervisor
Martin Hilke	....	visual effects
Mark Intravartolo	....	visual effects artist
Justin Jones	....	junior compositor
Anthony Kramer	....	junior compositor: Digital Dimension
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Wing Kwok	....	digital compositor
Matthew Lee	....	visual effects
Daniel J. Lombardo	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Sean Looper	....	pipeline architect: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Dimension
Landon Medeiros	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Sarah Mihalec	....	production coordinator: Digital Dimension
Lori C. Miller	....	art director
Justin Mitchell	....	lead visual effects animator
Chad Ridgeway	....	roto/paint artist
Andy Roberts	....	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
Tracey Roulhac	....	production accountant
Robert Rozycki	....	visual effects production assistant (2007)
Brian Smallwood	....	compositor
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	lead compositor
Tammy Sutton	....	2D coordinating supervisor: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Phi Tran	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Tommy Tran	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Arasheben	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Chris Bang	....	second assistant camera
Harold Bernard	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gilles Corbeil	....	steadicam operator
Jarrett Craig	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Schane Godon	....	first assistant camera
Rhett Miller	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Alison J. Stewart	....	best boy grip (as Alison Rigby)
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography

Casting Department
Jeff Ham	....	casting associate
Chris Ippolito	....	casting assistant
Alyson Lockwood	....	extras casting
Zahn McClarnon	....	adr voice casting: Native American voices

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Devora Brown	....	costume truck supervisor
Katherine Dover	....	set costumer: Los Angeles re-shoots
Eileen Gano	....	costumer
Nancy Jones	....	costume supervisor: extras
Fran Murphy	....	key set costumer: Los Angeles re-shoots
Ute Porath	....	costume props

Editorial Department
Nori Chia	....	post-production coordinator
Rui Martins	....	telecine operator
Tom Reagan	....	assistant editor
Jessica Schulte	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Flicker	....	music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Steve Kempster	....	scoring mixer
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Bryon Rickerson	....	music editor
John Two Hawks	....	musician
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor
Scott McRae	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Other crew
David Benning	....	set production assistant
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach
Cameron Chapman	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Cinnamon	....	office production assistant
Curtis Cripps	....	production assistant
Linda Gee	....	accounting clerk
Jan Gillan	....	first assistant accountant
Steven Hanulik	....	trainee production coordinator
Penny Ann Hardage	....	assistant to producers
K. Lynn Martin	....	additional script supervisor
Tory Mell	....	production assistant
Tory Mell	....	production secretary
Angelique Midthunder	....	adr voice
David Midthunder	....	adr voice
Jason Nolan	....	location scout
Christin Scholten	....	assistant: Yves Simoneau
John Scott	....	horse wrangler
Randy Sexsmith	....	production assistant
David Steinberg	....	legal
Jay St. Louis	....	assistant location manager: preparation
Rebecca Thornell	....	script clearance

Production Companies

• HBO Films
• Traveler's Rest Films
• Wolf Films

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Right Lobe Design Group  titles

Also Known As:

Untitled Wounded Knee Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

HBO Films

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The newspaper story being viewed after the Custer battle (Virginia newspaper?) has a dateline of July 3, 1876. The first published account of the event was put out by the Bozeman newspaper (the Times?) on July 4, 1876. Late on July 4, (7:00 p.m.) the Helena newspaper produced a special, extra edition, and at this time, the AP correspondent relayed the material to Salt Lake City, where it was then distributed around the country. The "Virginia" newspaper of the July 3 date could not have contained the story. (Information from searches of archives on the Internet.)

Quotes:

Gall: There were no early crops. Now there will be no late crops. Does it seem to you that our coffee rations are smaller?
Sitting Bull: Why do you tell lies about my part in the fight at the Little Bighorn?
Gall: It was Agent McLaughlin. You angered him. He made me say these things against you.
Sitting Bull: How can this be? All our lives, we were like brothers, sharing meat when we had it. When we had no meat, and when food was but a day's ride to an agency, we could not be made to take from the whites!
Gall: I will go and speak straight and set things right.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Stand with Courage

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alright i agree with u guys. this movie just took two parts of the book and ignored the rest. but i was thrilled by Adam Beach's performance of Charles Eastman. beach plays the role brilliantly. so criticize not the actors especially beach. he keeps getting these roles because he is a great actor even better than that damned old Russell means who is known for his terrible acting in the so- called great movie Pocahontas. Schellenburg played Sitting Bull very well i thought. i do realize that Geronimo should have been featured in the movie and also Chief Joesph should have been told about in the story. This movie was great but what it lacked was that it didn't tell the complete story