Soldier Blue

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Soldier Blue is a 1970 American Western film known for its graphic depiction of violence and its critical portrayal of the U.S. Cavalry’s treatment of Native Americans.

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instanceOf Western film
film
authorOfSourceWork Theodore V. Olsen
basedOn Arrow in the Sun
cinematographyBy Robert B. Hauser NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
director Ralph Nelson
distributedIn United Kingdom
United States
distributor Avco Embassy Pictures
linked to: Embassy Pictures
editedBy Fredric Steinkamp
filmingLocation Mexico
genre Western
revisionist Western
war film
hasColorProcess color
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Blue
linked to: Soldier Blue
historicalEventDepicted Sand Creek massacre
linked to: Sand Creek Massacre
leadCharacter Cresta
Honus Gant
MPAARating R
musicBy Roy Budd
narrativeFocus survivors of an Indian attack on a cavalry column
notableFor critical portrayal of U.S. Cavalry treatment of Native Americans
graphic depiction of violence
originalLanguage English
portrays Cheyenne people
U.S. Cavalry
posterTagline The most savage film in history!
producer Marvin Schwartz
productionCompany Avco Embassy Pictures
linked to: Embassy Pictures
productionEra New Hollywood
publicationYearOfSourceWork 1969
releaseDate August 12, 1970
releaseYear 1970
runtimeMinutes 112
screenwriter John Gay
setIn Colorado Territory
starring Candice Bergen
Donald Pleasence
John Anderson
Peter Strauss
theme anti-war
critique of American militarism
violence against Native Americans
timePeriodDepicted 1860s

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Candice Bergen notableWork Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Blue
linked to: Soldier Blue