Soldier Blue (1970)

Honus Gent a U.S. soldier devoted to his duty and Cresta a white woman who had lived with the Cheyenne for two years are the only two survivors of a slaughter committed by the Cheyennes on a cavalry group. Together they are hoping to stay alive until they reach the cavalry's base camp. As they travel Honus feels a growing affection for Cresta but he is disgusted with her anti-American beliefs as she has more sympathy for Indians than for the U.S. government. They arrive at the cavalry outpost on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village where Honus will learn who has been telling him the truth.System Requirements:Run Time: 115 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: PG UPC: 012236205692 Manufacturer No: 20569 Product Description

UNCUT WIDESCREEN

i just watched the lionsgate
widescreen dvd of solider blue
this was in widescreen 16/9 and this is as close to the ful uncut movie as u will get
i recamend this to anyone who wants to see the uncut movie October 2, 2008

It's reputation exceedes the film itself

I sought out this movie based on a poster in a Quentin Tarantino film. I like things involving Native American culture and I like 70's flicks too, so I thought: "What a great combination?!" Unfortunately I got what I wished for. Don't get me wrong, this movie works in many ways for itself...I don't know really...I think what most got on my nerves was the campyness of it. Candice Bergen, although looking surprisingly sexy throughout, was REALLY annoying to me. -Her being so sassy for 90% of the film was one of the things that didn't work for me and the male lead was made to look like a complete pussy; another thing that didn't appeal to me.

Anyway, let me get down to what I did like: the score, cinematography, the excessive violence, and again; just the idea of this movie was good I thought. Again, Candice was looking smoking throughout.

Perfect if you wanted to do a tough chick cinema night w/ 'Coffy'.

The picture and sound of the DVD was awesome. No extras from what I remember. Not worth buying in my opinion but if you can rent it, I'd say it's worth it. July 27, 2008

Great, and timely docudrama

I first saw this film while I was a college freshman, and at the time volunteering to tutor Indian kids in central Wisconsin. Another reviewer referred to it as an "anti-Vietnam War" film. It was that only in that it was timely, i.e., while we heard that the great US forces were freeing the Vietnamese peasants from commie tyranny, we were actually slaughtering them.

The story is based on a novel. That, in fact, is why I can only give it four stars. It's about the Sand Creek massacre, one of many slaughters of the red man, that occured in the 1860s. Many have challenged the historical accuracy of the story. I reiterate, it's based on a novel. But novels can be based predominantly on fact.

"Conventional wisdom," a leading myth of the American mind, has been that everything we do is benevolent. We were making the lives better for the Indians when we took over their land, we did the same in Vietnan--that mythology extends to what we're doing in the Middle East today! But the reality is very different.

Sure there are weaknesses of the story. If you're looking for historical accuracy, you'll find more in this than you will with most "war movies." Yet all leave something to be desired.

At the risk of being labeled and "American hater," I'll point out that this film's story needed/needs to be told. That's why I recommend it so strongly. In short, we're not as benevolent as we'd like to think.

The acting was great, the story not for the weak of stomach. But see it if you want the less conventional view of how we really "moved West," and why the US is challenged as a purveyor of "democracy." July 3, 2008

Native american history

Soldier Blue is one of my favorite western, Indian films of all time. The story is basically about a soldier that is very devoted to his duties. He meets a woman with a totally different view of things. He later discovers that things not always are in black or white. July 3, 2008

Somewhat true...

There was a massacre at Sand Creek Colorado on Nov. 29, 1864. That is about where this 'True story' ends. The Colorado volunteers was led by Colonel John Chivington, not a Col. Iverson. The Cheyenne chiefs included Black Kettle, White Antelope, Lean Bear, Little WOlf, and Tall Bear. There was not a Cheyenne called Spotted Wolf at the camp. Peter Strauss talks about his father being killed at the Little Big Horn. That would have been difficult since Custer was fighting in the Civil War at the time, and the Little Big Horn was not til 1876. If Hollywood is going to make a movie and call it a 'true story', why is it such a problem making it really a true story. June 17, 2008

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