Soldier Blue
— The most savage film in history!
1970
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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.
Countries:
US
Languages:
English
Content Rating:
R
Runtime:
1hrs 55min
Status:
Released
Release date:
1970-08-12
Release format:
Streaming
— Sep 08, 2008
Apparently the movie was made in protest to the atrocities committed by US soldiers in Vietnam, as there are parallels, but it also works as a historic Western.
Actually, the movie is mainly a movie about two people, an a bit naive soldier and a white girl that was abducted beforehand by Indians, who want to get home.
On this journey, they have, besides their adventures, some interesting conversations about the American natives and the white men, as she has seen both sides.
I also like a lot how Candice Bergen plays the character of this strong, liberal, intelligent, beautiful and charming woman. She is certainly the real star of the movie.
The finale of the movie depicts the savage attack by the US cavalry on an Indian village. After they have slaughter all the men with their superior weapons, they do not stop but continue to rape, mutilate and kill women and even children. This is depicted very graphically, though certainly still much less graphic than what it must have been in real life.
This massacre is representative of such massacres that happened in history and, as said before, not only in the Wild West but also in Vietnam for instance.
The last part is difficult to watch, but you should, as it should help prevent such atrocities in the future.