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Soldier Blue
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Soldier Blue is a 1970 American Western, war, and drama film directed by Ralph Nelson and written by John Gay. The movie features actors Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, and Jorge Rivero. It was distributed by Embassy Pictures and AVCO Embassy Pictures. The narrative is set in Colorado and is based on a novel.
The film was released in the United States on August 12, 1970, with subsequent releases on September 25, October 30, and December 24 of that year. It has a runtime of 112 to 115 minutes. The original language is English, and the score was composed by Roy Budd. The production companies include Katzka-Loeb.
Critical reception includes a review score of 5/10 and 38%. Audience ratings are listed as 6.8 on TMDb and 6.9 on IMDb. The film is described with the tagline "The most savage film in history!" and includes keywords such as attack, massacre, and wild west. It is available on providers like FlixFling, BFI Player, and Amazon Channel.
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6.8After 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.
Cast
- Candice Bergen as Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
- Peter Strauss as Honus Gent
- Donald Pleasence as Isaac Q. Cumber
- John Anderson as Col. Iverson
- Jorge Rivero as Spotted Wolf
- Dana Elcar as Capt. Battles
Themes
- based on novel or book
- attack
- massacre
- private
- wild west
- cheyenne
- us military
- colorado territory
- indigenous peoples
- 1860s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Screenwriter
- John Gay
- Cast member
- Eddie Little Sky
- Composer
- Roy Budd
- Narrative location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 421228
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- publication date
- 1976-07-08
- title
- Soldier Blue
- distributed by
- Embassy Pictures
- review score
- 38%
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