Directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Candice Bergen and Peter Strauss, Soldier Blue is a revisionist Western set against the backdrop of conflicts between the U.S. cavalry and Native American tribes. The film follows two survivors crossing hostile territory while gradually confronting the realities of frontier violence and military brutality. Noted for its controversial and graphic depiction of historical events, the film became an important example of the eras politically conscious Western cinema.

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 cavalrys protection (Candice Bergen) survive. Forced to travel across the American frontiers unforgiving wilderness in search of refuge, their journey reaches a tragic climax as they witness the vengeful U.S. armys cold-blooded slaughter of the Cheyenne tribe. Controversial upon its release and reflecting the political climate of the time, Ralph Nelsons Soldier Blue (1970) is uncompromising in its anti-war stance and in its graphic depiction of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. By shedding light on Americas dark history and the inhumane actions of the U.S. army, this revisionist western is one of the most radical films in American cinemas history.

Från IMDB:
After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.

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Version: : DVD (svensk text)

Språk : English

EAN : 5709165788925

Label : StudioCanal Cult Classics

Distributor : StudioCanal

Inspelningsår : 1970

Regissör : Ralph Nelson

imdb-rating : 6.9

Längd : 1h 55m

Cast : Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence