

Sergeant Rutledge
Forget all the suspense you have ever seen! Forget all the excitement you have ever known!
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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- Language
- English
- rape
- racism
- court martial
- western
- drama
- crime
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR18 May 1960
BrazilBR
- TV14TCM7 Dec 2025
FranceFR
- PremiereArte12 Jan 2026
- TV(2ème diffusion) Arte27 Jan 2026
ItalyIT
- Theatrical21 Oct 1960
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical3 Feb 1962
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Sergeant Rutledge was released on 18 May 1960.
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John Chard
4/29/2014
Buffalo Soldier. It was alright for Mr. Lincoln to say we was free. But that ain't so! Not yet! Maybe some day, but not yet! John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge tells the story of a black man, 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge, a Buffalo Soldier of the 9th U.S. Cavalry who was up before a court-martial for the rape and murder of a white girl, Major Dabney's daughter, Lucy. Taking place in the court room the story is told …
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