Directed by:
Ralph NelsonScreenplay:
John GayCinematography:
Robert B. HauserComposer:
Roy BuddCast:
Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero, Dana Elcar, James Hampton, Ralph Nelson, Lance Hool, Mort Mills, Martin West (more)Plots(1)
After a convoy and its U.S. cavalry escort are attacked by Cheyenne Native Americans, only Private Honus Gant (Peter Strauss) and a young woman under the cavalry's protection (Candice Bergen) survive. Forced to travel across the American frontier's unforgiving wilderness in search of refuge, their journey reaches a tragic climax as they witness the vengeful U.S. army's cold-blooded slaughter of the Cheyenne tribe. Controversial upon its release and reflecting the political climate of the time, Ralph Nelson's Soldier Blue is uncompromising in its anti-war stance and in its graphic depiction of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. By shedding light on America's dark history and the inhumane actions of the U.S. army, this revisionist western is one of the most radical films in American cinema's history. (All Interactive Distribution)
(more)Cast
Candice Bergen
USA
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Live for Life (1967)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Peter Strauss
USA
Best movies:
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (series)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
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Donald Pleasence
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
John Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
North and South (1985) (series)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Jorge Rivero
Mexico
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Dana Elcar
USA
James Hampton
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Ralph Nelson
USA
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Charly (1968)
Lance Hool
Mexico
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Lawman (1971)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Mort Mills
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Martin West
USA
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Eddie Little Sky
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Cimarron (1960)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Conrad Hool
Best movies:
I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) (TV movie)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Jorge Russek
Mexico
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Marco Antonio Arzate
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Caveman (1981)
Birds of Prey (1968)
Aurora Clavel
Mexico
Best movies:
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Barbara Turner
USA
Best movies:
Soldier Blue (1970)
Nightmare in Chicago (1964) (TV movie)
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