Buffalo Soldiers
Screenplay by
  • Frank Military
  • Susan Rhinehart
Story by
  • Jonathan Klein
  • Frank Military
Directed byCharles Haid
Starring
ComposerJoel McNeely
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerGordon Wolf
CinematographyWilliam Wages
EditorAndrew Doerfer
Running time100 minutes
Production companies
  • Citadel Entertainment
  • Trilogy Entertainment Group
Original release
NetworkTNT
Release
  • December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07)

Buffalo Soldiers is a 1997 American Western television film directed by Charles Haid and starring an ensemble cast including Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower, Timothy Busfield, Gabriel Casseus, Danny Glover, Bob Gunton, Keith Jefferson, Robert Knott, Carl Lumbly, Clifton Powell, Matt Ross, Glynn Turman, Michael Warren, and Mykelti Williamson. Set in 1880, the film tells the true story of the black cavalry corps known as the Buffalo Soldiers, who protected the Western territories after the end of the Civil War.

Buffalo Soldiers premiered on TNT on December 7, 1997.[1][2][3][4][5] The film received three nominations at the 50th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
1998 ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Mini-Series Michael Baugh Nominated
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week or Pilot William Wages Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials Tim Cooney
Pete Elia
Larry Stensvold 		Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film Charles Haid Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Buffalo Soldiers Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Danny Glover Nominated
Carl Lumbly Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Michael Baugh
William Vail 		Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie William Wages Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie Tim Cooney
Pete Elia
Larry Stensvold 		Nominated
Spur Awards Best Drama Script Frank Military
Susan Rhinehart 		Won

References

  1. ^ Scott, Tony (December 4, 1997). "Buffalo Soldiers". Variety. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Roberts, Fletcher (December 7, 1997). "COVER STORY; In the Black-and-White World of the Army". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Hill, Michael E. (December 7, 1997). "AN ODD SOLDIER RIDES TO THE RESCUE". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Miller, Ron (December 7, 1997). "'Buffalo Soldiers' A Story Of Heroism Amid Discrimination". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Knutzen, Eirik (November 30, 1997). "'BUFFALO SOLDIERS' A LABOR OF LOVE FOR DANNY GLOVER". The Morning Call. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Soldiers – Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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