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Soldier Blue is a 1970 American revisionist Western film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, and Donald Pleasence. Adapted by John Gay from the novel Arrow in the Sun by T.V. Olsen, it is inspired by events of the 1864 Sand Creek massacre in the Colorado Territory.
Sep 25, 1970 · A soldier and a woman who lived with the Cheyenne must reach the cavalry camp after a massacre. The film, based on a true story, was controversial for its realistic depiction of the atrocities and was cut by the studio.
- (6.3K)
- Drama, War, Western
- Ralph Nelson
- 1970-09-25
Soldier Blue is a pro-Indian movie that shows the rape and slaughter of American Indians by American soldiers, but also has a white heroine and a white soldier as the main characters. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for being too mixed up, self-conscious and clumsy in its attempt to be truthful and allegorical.
While crossing Cheyenne territory en route to Fort Reunion, a group of cavalry officers is brutally attacked by Indians. Afterward, the only survivors are a naïve private named Honus Gant (Peter...
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- Ralph Nelson
- PG
- Peter Strauss
p.b. hurst, author of the new book the most savage film: soldier blue, cinematic violence and the horrors of war (mcfarland) looks back at what is perhaps the most controversial western of all time.
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A cavalry soldier and a woman who lived with the Cheyenne must survive and reach the fort after a massacre by the Indians. The film explores the themes of violence, racism, and betrayal in the American West.
