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Soldier Blue

The most savage film in history!

6.8(236)19701h 55m4

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • attack
  • massacre
  • private
  • wild west
  • cheyenne
  • us military
  • colorado territory
  • indigenous peoples
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • sand creek massacre

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ralph Nelson

Writers

John Gay

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR12 Aug 1970
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1813 Apr 1971
    • Physical18DVD8 Sept 2008
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical141 Oct 1971
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1526 Dec 1970
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical30 Oct 1970
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical4 Mar 1971
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+13 Feb 1971

Frequently asked questions

Soldier Blue was released on 12 August 1970.

Audience reviews

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  • A

    adorablepanic

    4/15/2020

    4/10

    The R-rated cut of SOLDIER BLUE (1970) contains 100 minutes of a G-rated romance, bookended by 15 minutes of graphic, blood-soaked atrocities. Director Ralph Nelson doesn't pull any punches; disfigurement, immolation, decapitation, and impalement (amongst other acts of barbarity) splash across the screen - often in Sam Peckinpah-style slow motion. These opening and closing scenes have power; the problem is the 100 mi…

  • W

    Wuchak

    5/17/2024

    7/10

    **_Playful Western Romance sandwiched between two brutal massacres_** After a paymaster cavalry unit is slaughtered by the Cheyenne in 1877, a surviving soldier and Indian sympathizer team-up to get back to the nearest fort (Peter Strauss and Candice Bergen). The young man struggles with contempt for what he considers a treasonous attitude along with his growing affection for the brash woman. Then he sees the awfu…

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