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Sergeant Rutledge

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Sergeant Rutledge

Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!

7.0

1h 51m

1960

“Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!”

Synopsis

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.

Director

John Ford

Trailer

WesternCrimeDrama

raperacismcourt martialwesterndramacrime

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Cast & Crew

Jeffrey Hunter

Jeffrey Hunter

as Lt. Tom Cantrell

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Constance Towers

Constance Towers

as Mary Beecher

Billie Burke

Billie Burke

as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

as Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

as Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor

Judson Pratt

Judson Pratt

as Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)

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