Soldier Blue (1970)

R08/12/1970Western, Drama1h 55m
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The most savage film in history!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Candice Bergen

    Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

  2. Cast 1

    Peter Strauss

    Honus Gent

  3. Cast 1

    Donald Pleasence

    Isaac Q. Cumber

  4. Cast 1

    John Anderson

    Col. Iverson

  5. Cast 1

    Jorge Rivero

    Spotted Wolf

  6. Cast 1

    Dana Elcar

    Capt. Battles

  7. Bob Carraway

    Lt. McNair

  8. Cast 1

    Martin West

    Lt. Spingarn

  9. Cast 1

    James Hampton

    Pvt. Menzies

**_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. Then he sees the awful truth firsthand. "Soldier Blue" (1970) is an entertaining, but odd Western. At heart, it’s a fun romance between a patriotic military man and a profane “free-spirit” who is ab...