Dark theme:

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

Crime, Drama, Western | United States

Director: John Ford

BBC2 | Monday 20 March 2017 | 00:05

Where to watch

Live TV

Monday 20 March 2017 00:05

Saturday 5 November 2016 23:55

Sunday 15 November 2015 00:45

Rating: 7.4/10

User rating: 7/10
(5 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, a black cavalry soldier, on a charge of rape and murder. The story begins in a courtroom and it is told through flashbacks. This is a story of how a black soldier in the face of danger from the Indians can be so easily mistaken as a criminal.

Actors

Writer: James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck

Producer: Patrick Ford, Willis Goldbeck

RUNTIME: 111 min

Photos

Reviews

No reviews

RECOMMENDATIONS

Two Rode Together (1961)

A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society...
Hannie Caulder (1971)

Hannie Caulder (Raquel Welch) enlists the aid of bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp) to teach her how to be a gunfighter so she can hunt down the...
The Nebraskan (1953)

A cavalry scout is ordered to track down his Native American friend, who has broken out of jail with a renegade soldier, but then been forced to assist his fellow...
Chisum (1970)

As one of the founders of the town of Lincoln, John Chisum is increasingly worried as Lawrence Murphy moves in on the local stores, bank and land by questionable...
Massacre Canyon (1954)

A group of soldiers undertake the treacherous mission of escorting a wagon train carrying rifles through dangerous Apache territory.
Apache Ambush (1955)

A former Confederate soldier and a Union officer lead a herd of cattle from Texas to Kansas, fighting Apaches and bandits along the way.
Jory (1973)

Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive's leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their...
Man Without a Star (1955)

Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady owner just arrived from the East. She needs a tough new top hand...
The Quick and the Dead (1987)

Duncan and Susanna McKaskel are a young married couple travelling to the West with their son, hoping to start a new life. Along the way, they stop in a small town...
Charro! (1969)

With his criminal days behind him, Jess Wade, a rugged horseman who used to ride with the dangerous outlaw, Vince Hackett, and his cut-throats, tries to distance...
No Name on the Bullet (1959)

Cool, cultured John Gant rides into Lordsburg. Gant is a professional killer, and although no one knows who he is there to kill, they are all worried. Everyone...
The Indian Fighter (1955)

Johnny Hawks (Kirk Douglas), a former Indian fighter, has made peace with the Sioux and become friendly with the Chief Red Cloud (Eduard Franz). His immediate...