Links buy from cd and go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy it at buy it at. It was on past my bedtime so unfortunately i never saw it but i distinctly remember my parents discussing it the next day and how shaken they were by the amount of violence the movie used in showing a massacre against the indians at the end. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of indigenous peoples of the americas. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. Set in the waning days of the cheyenne nation, when betrayal, thievery, and cursory slaughter were the norm for. A good number of critics in 1970 believed that soldier blue had set a new mark in cinematic violence, as a result of its graphic scenes of cheyenne women and. Its one of the most brutal and horrifying events in american history. For any recreational conspiracy theorists and armchair paranoids who believe that the relations between cowboys and indians were never as cut and dried as presented by the bulk of the westerns shot during the golden age of the horse opera, along came soldier blue 1970.
Phillip french, westerns, 2005 p 56 the films social message is heavy handed, but this makes it clear and challenging and, as such, more likely to have considerable impact, which it did. After the success of sam peckinpahs the wild bunch in 1969 and its ground breaking approach to violence, for a major studio particularly, it immediately opened the doors for other film makers to push the envelope to greater heights, and also sparked a renewed interest in westerns in the u. But nelson also intended it as an allegory about the mi lai massacre in vietnam news of which had only surfaced in the previous year, and which was being prosecuted in 1970, and the larger american involvement in vietnam. 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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Vhs trailer for the 1970 revisionist western soldier blue, directed by ralph nelson, starring candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence and more. Appropriated footage taken from the 1970 s movie soldier blue. Soldier blue 1970 tt0066390 after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. Her singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of. And had that been all that soldier blue was about, it might today be a cult western.
Soldier blue1970 is a western movie starring candice bergen, peter strauss and donald pleasence. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Adapted by john gay from the novel arrow in the sun by t. Soldier blue is a widely underrated western, thats mostly unknown primarily to its banning on release due to mature imagery, primarily that of rape past the corny love story that acts as filler, soldier blue is hardhitting and brutal in its depiction of real events, attempting to break the often reinforced western stereotype that native. As they travel, honus feels a growing affection for cresta, but he is disgusted with her antiamerican. I recall sometime in the late 1970s a film called soldier blue being broadcast on itv. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. It recalls the events of the 1864 sand creek massacre as over 700 cavalry men murdered, slaughtered, raped, and razed their way through a peaceful. After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the cheyenne, the two. Soldier blue 1970 nude scenes allmovie a cavalry unit in colorado is conducting two. Candice bergen, peter strauss, soldier blue, 1970 stock.
Candice bergen in soldier blue 1970 1min 22sec 720p 422,616. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. Theoretically, its about the lead up to the sand creek massacre, when the colorado militia massacred a village of cheyenne and arapahoes in 1864. Soldier blue is a 1970 american revisionist western film directed by ralph nelson and starring candice bergen, peter strauss, and donald pleasence. The film soldier blue aired on bbc2, late at night on friday 16th august, between 00. Soldier blue on dvd 012236205692 from lions gate films. Candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, john anderson. Its not terrible, and in some ways its so disturbing by the end it makes a rare point. With candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, john anderson. Buffy saintemarie, oc born beverly saintemarie, february 20, 1941 is a canadian singersongwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. After a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. The timeslot was kind of understandable, bearing in mind the ending, and the nature of the film itself.
This remains so, even though the film was released way back in 1970. I remember it being in frequent rotation in the early days of hbo, when i. Candice bergen is great as the rescued woman, and peter strauss warms my heart being this shy, stuck up, naive with a great heart guy. Together they are hoping to stay alive until they reach the cavalrys base camp. The film, written by john gay, is based on the book arrow in the sun by. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Candice bergen, peter strauss, soldier blue, 1970 bp939f from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Soldier blue 1970 make no mistake, this is no masterpiece. Soldier blue 1970 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Without question, in its unedited form, soldier blue is one of the most upsetting and violent films of all times, perhaps even the most violent. A grimly embarrassing antiracist western about the us cavalrys notorious sand creek indian massacre in.
Soldier blue is indeed savage, but it wears its clock of truth selfconsciously. It is supposed to be a proindian movie, and at the end the camera tells us the story was true, more or less, and that the army chief of staff himself called the massacre shown in the film one of. Listen online to buffy saintemarie soldier blue and see which albums it appears on. Watch hd movies online for free and download the latest movies. The most savage film in history after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. But it reveals a lot about movies of the period, and about attitudes toward native americans and the wild west. Soldier blue has always been the more obscure, notorious member of the three big studio indian pictures that came out in 1970 a man called horse and little big man were the other two, most probably because of the sickening violence that caps the film during the final u.
Ralph nelsons soldier blue is a strange hippie western. Soldier blue nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Olsen, it is inspired by events of the 1864 sand creek massacre in the colorado territory. Released by avco embassy pictures, the movie tries to bring a fresh perspective to the 1864 sand creek massacre in colorado.
February 20, 1941 is an indigenous canadianamerican singersongwriter, musician, oscarwinning composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Dazu gibt es untertitel in deutsch, danisch, finnisch, italienisch, norwegisch. Staring peter strauss, candice bergen, donald pleasence and john anderson. Buy soldier blue 1970 blu ray from amazons movies store. For everybody, everywhere, everydevice, and everything. Soldier blue is a very good movie, showing the drama and realities of war following two lead characters through a story with a very bloody ending. Stream free soldier blue full movie online on 123movies, night mode. Gallery of 26 movie poster and cover images for soldier blue 1970.
Pushing the envelope of screen violence in mainstream. Soldier blue 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. Find where to watch soldier blue and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues facing indigenous peoples of the americas. Perhaps the mosttalkedabout was soldier blue 1970, an ultraviolent statement about the u. Soldier blue 1970 stained with the blood of the innocent.
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