Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

  • NR
  • 05/25/1960 (US)
  • Western
  • 1h 51m

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.

James Warner Bellah

Writer, Novel

John Ford

Director

Willis Goldbeck

Writer

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter's headshot

Jeffrey Hunter

Lt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode's headshot

Woody Strode

1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance Towers's headshot

Constance Towers

Mary Beecher
Billie Burke's headshot

Billie Burke

Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano Hernández's headshot

Juano Hernández

Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey's headshot

Willis Bouchey

Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton Young's headshot

Carleton Young

Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson Pratt's headshot

Judson Pratt

Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)

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