Directed by:
John FordCinematography:
Bert GlennonComposer:
Howard JacksonCast:
Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Billie Burke, Woody Strode, Juano Hernandez, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Judson Pratt, Estelle Winwood, Mae Marsh (more)VOD (1)
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At a U.S. Army fort in the Arizona Territory in the late 1800s, Army lawyer Tom Cantrell defends Braxton Rutledge, a Black sergeant formerly under Cantrell’s command, in his court martial for murder and rape. Under questioning by Cantrell and the prosecutor, multiple witnesses piece together what happened at the fort on the day of the crimes. The film remains notable for its frank treatment of racism and as the first major studio Western to cast a Black actor in the lead. (RiverRun International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jeffrey Hunter
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Proud Ones (1956)
White Feather (1955)
Constance Towers
USA
Best movies:
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Shock Corridor (1963)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Billie Burke
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Woody Strode
USA
Best movies:
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Spartacus (1960)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Juano Hernandez
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Willis Bouchey
USA
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From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
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Carleton Young
USA
Best movies:
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Spartacus (1960)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Judson Pratt
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
I Confess (1953)
Estelle Winwood
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Murder by Death (1976)
Mae Marsh
USA
Best movies:
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The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
Hank Worden
USA
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Jack Mower
USA
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Chuck Roberson
USA
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The Big Country (1958)
El Dorado (1966)
Spartacus (1960)
Mike Lally
USA
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The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
William Henry
USA
Best movies:
El Dorado (1966)
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Charles Seel
USA
Best movies:
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Duel (1971) (TV movie)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Jack Pennick
USA
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City Girl (1930)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Walter Reed
USA
Best movies:
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
Chuck Hayward
USA
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Spartacus (1960)
High Noon (1952)