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

1960
Rated NR
1h 51m
Western
Crime
Drama

7.0TMDB(143)

Overview

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

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Setting
Set in Arizona
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Music
Music by Howard Jackson
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Bert Glennon
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Details

Director: John Ford
Writers: Willis GoldbeckWriter
James Warner BellahNovel, Writer
Status: Released
Release date: May 18, 1960
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Production

John Ford Productions

Cast

Jeffrey HunterLt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance TowersMary Beecher
Billie BurkeMrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano HernándezSgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis BoucheyCol. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton YoungCapt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson PrattLt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
Chuck RobersonCourt-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Chuck HaywardCapt. Dickinson (uncredited)
Phil AdamsCourt Guard (uncredited)
Mario ArteagaMexican (uncredited)
Gertrude AstorCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon BeachCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Oscar BlankCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Clifton BrandonTrooper (uncredited)
Naaman BrownTrooper (uncredited)
Louis ByrdTrooper (uncredited)
Ruth CliffordOfficer's Wife (uncredited)
Jane CrowleyCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)