Soldier Blue

Directed by Ralph Nelson

15

25 september 1970 1h 55mVästern, Drama,

6.938%70%6.8

Soldier Blue - som bygger på en bildlig historisk sammandrabbning mellan vita nybyggare och västerns cheyenneindianer - är ett våldsamt drama som berättar om den amerikanska soldaten Honus Gant och den vita kvinnan Cresta och deras kamp. Två år tidigare tillfångatogs de av indianer, och de är de enda överlevande efter cheyenneindianernas massaker på en grupp ur det amerikanska kavalleriet. De båda hoppas kunna överleva tills de når arméns närmaste utpost. På deras färd växer Honus känslor för Cresta, men han har problem med hennes åsikter eftersom hon har mer sympati för indianerna än den amerikanska regeringen.

Cast of Soldier Blue

Candice BergenKathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'
Peter StraussHonus Gent
Donald PleasenceIsaac Q. Cumber
John AndersonCol. Iverson
Jorge RiveroSpotted Wolf
Dana ElcarCapt. Battles
Bob CarrawayLt. McNair
Martin WestLt. Spingarn
James HamptonPvt. Menzies
Mort MillsSgt. O'Hearn
Jorge RussekRunning Fox
Aurora ClavelIndian Woman
Ralph NelsonAgent Long / Regisör
Marco Antonio ArzateKiowa Warrior (uncredited)
Barbara De HubpMrs. Long (uncredited)
Ron FletcherLt. Mitchell (uncredited)
Alfredo Tarzan GutiérrezKiowa Indian (uncredited)
Conrad HoolLieutenant (uncredited)
Lance HoolGuard (uncredited)
Nicolás JassoKiowa Indian (uncredited)
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Soldier Blue Ratings & Reviews

eif99925 januari 2025
Here's a film that has me torn. A fantastic action open with a wagon train being attacked, followed by two survivors being annoying, followed by an epic bloody battle. The first and 3rd part are some masterful filmmaking. The message is clear and I won't spoil it here. What bums me out is the soft predictable center of the film. Bergen is miscast as the free-spirited foulmouthed hippie. Clearly she has perfectly plucked brows and her hair is being done by some Hollywood expert. Never do I believe her. She makes a perfect dress out of found material in like 15 seconds. Meanwhile, she's on a survival run with a guy who is so green you wonder if he's house trained. The middle of the film having those two bicker is not an interesting or original story. You know they're gonna eat gross things and struggle. Throw in Donald Pleasance in comically large fake teeth chasing them just never registers. Then they get to the end. I've seen lots of bloody battles in Westerns. But this may take the cake. Not only is it bloody and disturbingly believably real, the military tactics are so well researched you do feel like this is probably how things actually happened. John Anderson as the army leader is the MVP in this. Shame you have to get through that boring, never original middle. Overall is a recommendation because you can't ignore the two scenes mentioned especially when you put it in context with the youth movement turned ugly by 1969 with Manson, Vietnam and Altamont.

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