

Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · Movie · 1h 51m · NR
WesternCrimeDrama
"Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!"
Overview
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Key crew
- John FordDirector
- Willis GoldbeckWriter
- James Warner BellahWriter
- Howard JacksonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeffrey HunterLt. Tom Cantrell
- Woody Strode1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- Constance TowersMary Beecher
- Billie BurkeMrs. Cordelia Fosgate
- Juano HernándezSgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
- Willis BoucheyCol. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
- Carleton YoungCapt. Shattuck - prosecutor
- Judson PrattLt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
- Chuck RobersonCourt-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
- Chuck HaywardCapt. Dickinson (uncredited)
- Phil AdamsCourt Guard (uncredited)
- Mario ArteagaMexican (uncredited)
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Themes
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