Sergeant Rutledge
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
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United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.0/10
138 votes
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jeffrey Hunter
Lt. Tom Cantrell
Woody Strode
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Constance Towers
Mary Beecher
Billie Burke
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Juano Hernández
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Willis Bouchey
Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial
Carleton Young
Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member)
Chuck Roberson
Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Capt. Dickinson (uncredited)
Phil Adams
Court Guard (uncredited)
Mario Arteaga
Mexican (uncredited)
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
John Ford
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