Der schwarze Sergeant (1960)
Rutledge ist Sergeant in einer afroamerikanischen Einheit der US-Kavallerie. Als er verdächtigt wird seinen vorgesetzten Colonel getötet und dessen Tochter vergewaltigt und erwürgt zu haben, flieht er, wird aber kurz darauf wieder festgenommen. Vor Gericht gestellt beteuert er seine Unschuld, doch außer seinem Verteidiger glaubt ihm keiner. Mühsam wird der Fall aufgerollt und gemeinsam versucht man die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen...
Der Regisseur: John Ford
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Jeffrey Hunter as Lt. Tom Cantrell |
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Woody Strode as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge |
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Constance Towers as Mary Beecher |
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Billie Burke as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate |
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Juano Hernández as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore |
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Willis Bouchey as Col. Otis Fosgate - president of the court-martial |
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Carleton Young as Capt. Shattuck - prosecutor |
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Judson Pratt as Lt. Mulqueen (court-martial board member) |
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Chuck Roberson as Court-Martial Board Member (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hayward as Capt. Dickinson (uncredited) |
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Phil Adams as Court Guard (uncredited) |
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Mario Arteaga as Mexican (uncredited) |
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Gertrude Astor as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Brandon Beach as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Oscar Blank as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Clifton Brandon as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Naaman Brown as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Louis Byrd as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Officer's Wife (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Shug Fisher as Mr. Owens (uncredited) |
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Eugene Gaines as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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William Henry as Capt. Dwyer (uncredited) |
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James Johnson as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Rafer Johnson as Cpl. Krump (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenny as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jack Lewis as Indian (uncredited) |
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Fred Libby as Chandler Hubble (uncredited) |
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Marvin Luster as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Sam Beecher (uncredited) |
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Wilbur Mack as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Mae Marsh as Mrs. Nellie Hackett (uncredited) |
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Toby Michaels as Lucy Dabney (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Trusse R. Norris as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Eva Novak as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed as Capt. McAfee (uncredited) |
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Charles Seel as Dr. Walter Eckner (uncredited) |
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Ed Shaw as Chris Hubble (uncredited) |
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Bobby Lee Smith as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Ed Sweeny as Sentry (uncredited) |
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Walter Torrence as Trooper (uncredited) |
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David Washington as Trooper (uncredited) |
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William Wellman Jr. as Court Guard (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Winston as Trooper (uncredited) |
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Sheb Wooley as Screaming Trooper (archive sound) (uncredited) |
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Hank Worden as Laredo (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Writer |
| Writing | James Warner Bellah | Novel |
| Writing | Willis Goldbeck | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edward O'Fearna | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Allen Pomeroy | Assistant Director |
| Sound | M.A. Merrick | Sound |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Lewis | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Editing | Michael A. Hoey | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Patrick Ford | Producer |
| Production | Willis Goldbeck | Producer |
| Sound | Howard Jackson | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bert Glennon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Murray | Editor |
| Art | Eddie Imazu | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank M. Miller | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Richard L. Wilson | Gaffer |