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Sergeant Rutledge
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Sergeant Rutledge is a 1960 American Western and trial film directed by John Ford. The screenplay and production were handled by Willis Goldbeck, with Howard Jackson composing the score. The cast includes Woody Strode, Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, and Billie Burke. Bert Glennon served as director of photography, while Jack Murray edited the film and Marjorie Best designed the costumes. The narrative is set in Arizona.
The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and John Ford Productions. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, available via video on demand. The runtime is 111 minutes. Critical reception includes a review score of 7.2 out of 10 and 91 percent, alongside an IMDb rating of 7.4. The story addresses themes of rape, racism, and court martial within the drama genre.
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Film · TMDB
7.0Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Cast
- Jeffrey Hunter as Lt. Tom Cantrell
- Woody Strode as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- Constance Towers as Mary Beecher
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
- Juano Hernández as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
- Willis Bouchey as Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Themes
- rape
- racism
- court martial
- western
- drama
- crime
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
- Willis Goldbeck
- Cast member
- Rafer Johnson
- Composer
- Howard Jackson
- Producer
- Willis Goldbeck
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Bert Glennon
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 213705
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- SergeantRutledgePoster.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sergeant Rutledge (film 1960)
- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- title
- Sergeant Rutledge
- film editor
- Jack Murray
- costume designer
- Marjorie Best
- review score
- 91%
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