The film soldier blue aired on bbc2, late at night on friday 16th august, between 00. 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. Soldier blue nude scenes 17 images and 4 videos including appearances from candice bergen aurora clavel. Why, its ads asked, does soldier blue show, in the most graphic way possible, the rape and savage slaughter of american indians by american soldiers.
Nelson had already tested the waters with his superb realistically violent duel at diablo and soldier blue extended the violence further. Soldier blue 1970 authentic 11 x 14 original lobby. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. But if we can put this to one side for the moment, one of the major problems with soldier blue is that it fails as a narrative. Sep 04, 20 the film were looking at today, 1970s soldier blue, involves what is one of the darkest moments in the history of coloradothe sand creek massacre. Honus tells her about some of the terrible things the indians have done to the whites, while cresta tells him of the terrible things the soldiers have done to the cheyenne. Find movie and film cast and crew information for soldier blue 1970 ralph nelson on allmovie. Released by avco embassy pictures, the movie tries to bring a fresh perspective to the 1864 sand creek massacre in colorado.
Jan 18, 2015 the time was right for a mainstream film to accurately capture the almost forgotten tragedy of the sand creek massacre. 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. Robert hausers cinematography is excellent, the landscapes are glittering and spectacular. Extremely graphic, shocking and disturbing a positive aspect of soldier blue is, that this film doesn.
Peter strauss interpretation as a naive and innocent. Overview of soldier blue, 1970, directed by ralph nelson, with candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, at turner classic movies. Roy budds musical score is atmospheric and imaginative. Watch through police body cameras how police caught chris watts, family killer, with body language duration. Le film soldier blue 1970 vostfr admin 20170402t03. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Honus gant, the sole survivors of a cheyenne massacre, set out for fort reunion. Released in august 1970, the film drew attention for its frank depi. Staring peter strauss, candice bergen, donald pleasence and john anderson. 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. Honus and cresta get themselves cleaned up at a pond. As the film opens, a young woman named cresta lee candice bergen is being taken by a group of cavalry soldier to.
Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to view and then click apply filter. But violence, blood and slow motion killings alone do not make a great film sb has humour, a romance, a devilish character the great donald pleasance and battle set pieces that were horrific to. Its director, ralph nelson, was one of the countrys more thoughtful and daring filmmakers of the 1960s and 70s, a kind of edgier rival to stanley kramer. The movie had highminded good intentions and might be remembered now, except that it came out at the same time and covered almost the identical ground as little big man, and was markedly inferior to that film. Find similar and related movies for soldier blue 1970 ralph nelson on allmovie. Marie certainly deserves more than kudos for the title song soldier blue definitely a must see. May 25, 20 soldier blue 1970 is an extremely visceral experience, filled with savagery and hate in its brutal retelling of one of the biggest military scandals to ever disgrace the american military. After a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. In the bbcs defence, though, it was a good clean print, and was almost in the right ratio, as far as i could tell.
As they travel, the foulmouthed cresta reveals that during two years of captivity she was the wife of spotted wolf, head of the raiding party, and that she now intends to marry lieut. 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. Soldier blue1970 is a western movie starring candice bergen, peter strauss and donald pleasence. Soldier blue is a forgotten film about the western battles between whites and indians in the west in the 1860s.
Now, of course, we need to address the films conclusion. The timeslot was kind of understandable, bearing in mind the ending, and the nature of the film itself. Later on, they are attacked and will have to face off deal of dangers and taking on a cutthroat weapons smuggler donald plesence until a final massacre. Adapted by john gay from the novel arrow in the sun by t. 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. Released in 1970, and directed by film maker ralph nelson, soldier blue was billed as being the most savage movie in history, well i. The film, written by john gay, is based on the book arrow in the sun by. Jethro tull my god nothing is easy live at the isle of wight 1970. Primarily an intimate movie,for most of the time there are only two people on the screen. The movie talks a soldier peter strauss and a woman candice bergen abducted by indians and now freed. Soldier blue handles the material with bludgeoning crudity, little big man with feeling and subtlety. Jun 29, 2014 21 videos play all soldier blue 1970 full movie.
Honus tells her that his father was killed in custers battle of the little big horn. Soldier blue 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pushing the envelope of screen violence in mainstream. Soldier blue is a very good movie, showing the drama and realities of war following two lead characters. Soldier blue 1970 ralph nelson cast and crew allmovie.
Soldier blue er en amerikansk film fra 1970, regissert av ralph nelson. Soldier blue candice bergen vintage movie poster print. Just as one can understand the carnage at the conclusion by reference to the. Olsen, it is inspired by events of the 1864 sand creek massacre in the colorado territory. The film were looking at today, 1970s soldier blue, involves what is one of the. Filmen er om sand creekmassakren i coloradoterritoriet 29. As they travel onward, honus is torn between his growing affection for.
Phillip french, westerns, 2005 p 56 the film s social message is heavy handed, but this makes it clear and challenging and, as such, more likely to have considerable impact, which it did. Awardwinning short film, best short film, best screenplay duration. 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 the most shameful moments in american history. Soldier blue was advertised in 1970 as the most savage film in history which already draws some concern as this would be the selling point for this mess of a film. Soldier blue on dvd 012236205692 from lions gate films. Jan 25, 2008 peter strauss in soldier blue 1970 duration. When they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, they must have had film projects like soldier blue in mind. As the film opens, a young woman named cresta lee candice bergen is being taken by a group of cavalry soldier to meet up with her fiance. Although buffy saint maries rendition of this films theme song became a. Candice bergen in soldier blue 1970 1min 22sec 720p 422,616. The guide for initial entry training soldiers tradoc pamphlet. Apr 02, 2017 le film soldier blue 1970 vostfr admin 20170402t03.
Soldier blue is indeed savage, but it wears its clock of truth selfconsciously. For all that,soldier blue is worth watching and superbly uses wide screen. The film were looking at today, 1970s soldier blue, involves what is one of the darkest moments in the history of coloradothe sand creek massacre. Soldier blue is a 1970 american revisionist western film directed by ralph nelson and starring candice bergen, peter strauss, and donald pleasence.
The time was right for a mainstream film to accurately capture the almost forgotten tragedy of the sand creek massacre. It stands out for its attempt to put some reality into american history, but before it gets there it is basically a story of the relationship between candace bergens character and peter strausss. Mar 31, 2016 watch through police body cameras how police caught chris watts, family killer, with body language duration. For all that, soldier blue is worth watching and superbly uses wide screen. Its almost impossible to consider the film without recourse to its ideology i believe its politics to be adolescent, and the shock and repulsed awe of its harrowing finale. Together, they must try to reach the cavalrys main base camp. Vhs trailer for the 1970 revisionist western soldier blue. Soldier blue 1970 is an extremely visceral experience, filled with savagery and hate in its brutal retelling of one of the biggest military scandals to ever disgrace the american military. The most savage film in history after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. I saw soldier blue when it first came out and i forgot how long it took to get to the final massacre scene.
Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. A grimly embarrassing antiracist western about the us cavalrys notorious sand creek indian massacre in. Nelson and gay intended to utilize the narrative surrounding the sand creek massacre as an allegory for the contemporary vietnam war. Released in 1970 and directed by ralph nelson, soldier blue is a western starring. Soldat bleu soldier blue 1970 ralph nelson page 3 western movies.
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