Buffalo Dance(Movie, 1894)

Name: Buffalo Dance
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1894
Duration: T00:1:00
Rating: 2.3

Rating: 2.3/5 (with 17 votes)

Buffalo Dance is an 1894 black-and-white silent film from Edison Studios, produced by William K. L. Dickson with William Heise as cinematographer. Filmed on a single reel, using standard 35 mm gauge, it has a 16-second runtime. The film, with English intertitles, was shot in Edison's Black Maria studio at the same time as Sioux Ghost Dance. These are two of the earliest films made which feature Native Americans. According to the Edison catalog, the performers in both films were Sioux people wearing traditional costumes and war paint. All were veterans of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Buffalo Dance has three dancers and two drummers. Hair Coat, Last Horse and Parts His Hair dance in a circle while drummers Pine and Strong Talker provide their rhythm. ()

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Long before Hollywood started painting white men red and dressing them as 'Injuns' Edison's company was using the genuine article! Featuring for what is believed to be the Native Americans first appearance before a motion picture camera 'Buffalo Dance' features genuine members of the Sioux Tribe dressed in full war paint and costume! The dancers are believed to be veteran members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Filmed again at the Black Maria studios by both Dickson and Heise the 'Buffalo Dance' warriors were named as Hair Coat, Parts His Hair and Last Horse. Its quite strange seeing these movies at first they all stand around waiting to begin and as they start some of the dancers look at the camera in an almost sad way at having lost their way of life.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Edison Manufacturing Company

Original language: No Language (XX)

Spoken languages: No Language (XX)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/23/1894

Director: William Kennedy Dickson

Producer: William Kennedy Dickson

Director of Photography: William Heise

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Buffalo indiánok tánca"

"Танец Буффало"

Keywords: sioux tribe, silent film

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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1894 | 2.6/5 | 1min

Buffalo Dance(Movie, 1894)

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