Soldier Blue

1970 115 min ★ 6.8 Western, Drama

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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Cast

Candice Bergen

Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

Peter Strauss

Honus Gent

Donald Pleasence

Isaac Q. Cumber

John Anderson

Col. Iverson

Jorge Rivero

Spotted Wolf

Dana Elcar

Capt. Battles

Bob Carraway

Lt. McNair

Martin West

Lt. Spingarn

James Hampton

Pvt. Menzies

Mort Mills

Sgt. O'Hearn

Details

Director

Ralph Nelson

Screenplay

John Gay

Tagline

"The most savage film in history!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures, Katzka-Loeb

Reviews

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adorablepanic

April 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 p...

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Wuchak

May 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. T...