Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

NR ★ 7.0/10 111 min Western, Crime, Drama United States English

Director: John Ford

Writers: James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck
Novel: James Warner Bellah

Streaming: Not available

Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!

Description

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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Top Cast

Jeffrey Hunter Lt. Tom Cantrell

Woody Strode 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Constance Towers Mary Beecher

Billie Burke Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Juano Hernández Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

Willis Bouchey Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial

Carleton Young Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor

Judson Pratt Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)

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