Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)

Buffalo Soldiers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregor Jordan
Written by
Based onBuffalo Soldiers
1993 novel
by Robert O'Connor
Produced by
  • Rainer Grupe
  • Ariane Moody
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byLee Smith
Music byDavid Holmes
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) (TIFF)
  • 18 July 2003 (2003-07-18) (United Kingdom)
  • 25 July 2003 (2003-07-25) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Germany[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[2]
Box office$2.3 million[3]

Buffalo Soldiers is a 2001 satirical black comedy war film directed and co-written by Gregor Jordan, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Robert O'Connor. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Anna Paquin and Dean Stockwell. It follows a group of American soldiers stationed in West Germany during 1989 just before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Buffalo Soldiers had its world premiere at the 26th Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2001, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Pathé Distribution on 18 July 2003.[4] The film began a limited release in the United States on 25 July 2003, followed by a wide release on 8 August 2003, by Miramax Films. It earned five nominations at the 6th British Independent Film Awards, including Best British Independent Film and Best Actor for Phoenix.[5]

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  5. ^ "Winners & Nominations | The Awards 2003". BIFA. 24 October 2003. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.