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Sergeant Rutledge is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. [1] The title was also used for the novelization published in the same year. [2]
Sergeant Rutledge: Directed by John Ford. With Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke, Woody Strode. Respected Black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Lt. Tom Cantrell defends his First Sergeant, Braxton Rutledge, at a court-martial where the African-American NCO is accused of raping and strangling Lucy Dabney and killing her father, Major Dabney. The story is told through the testimony of those giving evidence.
Sergeant Rutledge (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Army lawyer Tom Cantrell (Jeffrey Hunter) defends the accused, African-American sergeant Braxton Rutledge (Woody Strode), a soldier who had once been under his command.
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A black calvaryman (Woody Strode) faces rape and murder charges on the Western frontier in John Ford's. A 19th-century lawyer tries to clear a black man of rape and murder charges.
History, judging from the regiments’ list of Medal of Honor winners, calls them heroes. Against this backdrop, legendary director John Ford crafts the story of Sergeant Rutledge (Woody Strode...
A proud cavalry soldier and former slave is accused of rape and murder but defended and during a court martial by his superior officer. 567 IMDb 7.4 1 h 51 min 1960. 16+. Drama · Western · Anxious · Biting. Available to rent or buy.
Sep 10, 2012 · Sergeant Rutledge. Monday 10 September 2012. Written by PT. Time Out says. Though often pigeonholed as one of Ford's late trio of guiltily amends-making movies (to blacks here; to Indians in...
Apr 29, 2014 · John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge tells the story of a black man, 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge, a Buffalo Soldier of the 9th U.S. Cavalry who was up before a court-martial for the rape and murder of a white girl, Major Dabney's daughter, Lucy.
