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Sergeant Rutledge
“Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!”
7.0 / 10• 1960• 1h 51m•NR• English
WesternCrimeDrama
Storyline
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Cast & Crew
Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sergeant Rutledge is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
