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Sergeant Rutledge

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers, Billie Burke View All


Crew

Willis Goldbeck (Writer), John Ford (Director), James Warner Bellah (Writer) View All

Release: May 18th, 1960
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
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Here is an overlooked movie.The reason maybe because of its limited release and subject matter. This movie surely was pioneering for its time. The movie is about a Master Sergeant in the Army (played ...

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These witnesses accounts serve to expose the racism and prejudice that Rutledge was, and still is subject to, as we understand how hard he is trying to stay alive.


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