Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · Movie · 118 min. · United States
Circumstantial evidence suggests a first sergeant in a black cavalry regiment has raped and murdered a white girl then killed his commanding officer. When he makes the case look even worse by deserting, an old lieutenant friend is sent to get him back - and finds himself also quelling an apache uprising. The lieutenant then volunteers to defend the sergeant in court, where the full story starts slowly to emerge.
Direction John Ford
Cast Woody Strode · Jeffrey Hunter · Constance Towers · Billie Burke · Juano Hernández · Willis Bouchey · Carleton Young · Judson Pratt · Mae Marsh · Jack Mower
Soundtrack Howard Jackson
Screenplay James Warner Bellah · Willis Goldbeck
Cinematography Bert Glennon
Original title John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge
7.5
5K votes (FilmAffinity)
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