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Soldier Blue

1970Movie1 h 55 minR

DramaWestern
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Letterboxd3.5/5Rotten Tomatoes38%70%

A brutally violent, tense western movie about history and society.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Story

The most savage film in history!

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.

Feels like

  • Violent Western
  • Historical Drama
  • Social Commentary
  • Revisionist
  • Bleak
  • Cavalry
  • Cheyenne
  • Moral Conflict
  • Graphic
  • Tense

Cast

14 of 14

Crew

Directed by
Ralph Nelson
Written by
John Gay, Theodore V. Olsen
Produced by
Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb
Music by
Roy Budd

Everyone

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Facts

August 12, 1970 · 1 h 55 min · R

Released
August 12, 1970
Runtime
1 h 55 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content
Genres
Western, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
21 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

Armies Are Evil, Atrocity Montage, Blood Knight +9

  • Armies Are Evil
  • Atrocity Montage
  • Blood Knight
  • Death of a Child
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?
  • Downer Ending
  • Evil Colonialist
  • Exploitation Film
  • The Film of the Book
  • Soundtrack Dissonance
  • Rape, Pillage, and Burn
  • Perspective Flip

12 of 18 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Soldier Blue?"

Questions about Soldier Blue

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Soldier Blue?

FlixFlingPlexBFI PlayerTubi TV

In the United States, Soldier Blue streams on FlixFling and BFI Player, and it is free with ads on Plex and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 9 other countries.

Is Soldier Blue worth watching?

53
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53 (IMDb 6.9, Letterboxd 3.5 out of 5, and Rotten Tomatoes 38%). Audiences rate it higher (70 out of 100) than critics (38).

Will I feel good after watching Soldier Blue?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will Soldier Blue scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.