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Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1960 · 111 mins · English
- Directed by
- John Ford
- Starring
- Willis Bouchey, Chuck Hayward, William Henry, Woody Strode, Mae Marsh, Constance Towers
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands before a court‑martial, charged with raping and killing a white woman and with murdering her father, his superior officer. The story heightens tension as the trial tests his reputation and the military’s sense of justice.
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