Sergeant Rutledge
WesternCrimeDrama
7.004/10
|US
|en
|111 min
Release Date: 1960-05-18
Overview - Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Production Companies
John Ford ProductionsWarner Bros. Pictures
User Reviews
John Chard
9/10
Buffalo Soldier. It was alright for Mr. Lincoln to say we was free. But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but not yet! 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. Taking place in the court roo...
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