Sergeant Rutledge

Year: 1960

Runtime: 111 mins

Language: English

Director: John Ford

CrimeWesternDramaPolitics and human rightsRacism and the powerful fight for justice

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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