Guide Note
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a made-for-television motion picture from director Yves Simoneau and starring Aidan Quinn. It originally aired on the HBO premium cable television channel.
Fast Facts
- Premiere Date: May 27, 2007
- Executive Producers:
- Tom Thayer
- Dick Wolf
- Producer: Clara George
- Director: Yves Simoneau
- Teleplay: Daniel Giat
- Source Material: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
- Cast:
- Aidan Quinn
- August Schellenberg
- Anna Paquin
- Fred Thompson
- Distributor: HBO Films
- Network: HBO
- Running Time: 133 minutes
- Selected Awards:
- 6 Emmy Awards (2007)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (2007)
- Artios Award (2008)
- C.A.S. Award (2008)
- Costume Designers Guild Award (2008)
- DGA Award (2008)
Epic Tale, Ill Received
This adaptation of the classic story of the forced exile of Native Americans from their native lands to reservations was "a powerful story limply told," according to Variety. All the same, it won a number of awards.
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