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. The film received three nominations at the 50th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Buffalo Soldiers (1997 film)

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1997 television films

1997 films

1990s historical drama films

African-American drama films

African-American Western (genre) films

American Civil War films

American Indian Wars films

American films based on actual events

American historical drama films

American drama television films

Films about American slavery

Films about racism in the United States

Films directed by Charles Haid

Films scored by Joel McNeely

Films set in 1880

Films set in New Mexico

Historical television films

TNT Network original films

Television films based on actual events

American Western (genre) television films

1990s English-language films

1990s American films

Buffalo Soldiers (1997 film)