Hollywood has a long, long history of playing fast and loose in depicting historical figures. The worst cases often involved folks from the old west...particularly by films that depict evil men such as Billy the Kid and Jesse James as heroes!! They were murderers and thieves....yet films make them out to be swell fellows. This playing very fast and loose with the facts is the reason why I really hated "I Killed Wild Bill Hickok"!
So what did I hate about this film? First, in real life, Hickok was NOT shot in a shootout with Johnny Reb like he was in the film...he was shot in the back by a jerk while he was playing poker. Second, he was NOT an evil man but a lawman. While his career was a tad checkered, he was NOT the lacky for some evil boss like he was in the film. Third, and this is the most unforgivable thing, the film is incredibly dull and stupid....but mostly dull! The acting was wooden, the writing amateurish and the film was just tedious.