Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I saw this film in europe with my exwife and none of us could speak a word. Jan 14, 2017 the film is best known for the graphic depiction of the attack on the indian camp by iverson and his men, an attack complete with rape, mutilation and beheadings. Watch soldier blue 1970 full movie online free on putlocker. Winterhawk full length western movie, hd, classic feature. Rent soldier blue 1970 starring candice bergen and peter strauss on dvd and bluray. Adapted by john gay from the novel arrow in the sun by t. Nelson had already tested the waters with his superb realistically violent duel at diablo and soldier blue extended the violence further.
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. 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. But it reveals a lot about movies of the period, and about attitudes toward native americans and the wild west. I dont know how in the world the director got away with making this film but its based on a true story and is not exaggerated in any way. The guide for initial entry training soldiers tradoc pamphlet. Buy soldier blue bluray 1970 region 2 import from amazons movies store. Soldier blue 1970 cresta lee and private honus gant by heroteam 598. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Soldier blue 1970 r 1h 52min western 25 september 1970 italy after a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort. Read the full synopsis of soldier blue, 1970, directed by ralph nelson, with candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, at turner classic movies.
Soldier blue 1970 watch hot english movies free online. On putlocker watch soldier blue 1970 in hd 1080p with high speed link. Watch soldier blue movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Jul 30, 2000 the summer of 1970 was bracketed by the release of the xrated myra breckinridge, perhaps the most reviled studio production ever, and soldier blue, a phenomenally violent and tendentious. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. Appropriated footage taken from the 1970 s movie soldier blue. Soldier blue 1970 after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain.
Soldier blue 1970 full movie download full hd youtube. With candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, john anderson. The film soldier blue aired on bbc2, late at night on friday 16th august, between 00. Its not terrible, and in some ways its so disturbing by the end it makes a rare point. 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. In this film, we are given the chance to view history with a second pair of eyes. Le film soldier blue 1970 vostfr admin 20170402t03. 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. In the bbcs defence, though, it was a good clean print, and was almost in the right ratio, as far as i could tell. Nelson and gay intended to utilize the narrative surrounding the sand creek massacre as an allegory for the contemporary vietnam war.
In the interests of propaganda, one might just about stomach the way the massacre. In this film, european explorer john smith, while on the a voyage to jamestown encounters pocahontas and the powhatan tribe. Nor does it have the courage to give prominence to any of its native american characters and the only one it does give a little to, cresta. The climax of the film makes the army the complete villain and the cheyennes the complete innocents.
Soldier blue1970 is a western movie starring candice bergen, peter strauss and donald pleasence. Conflict between the european colonizers and native americans ensues as a result of european desire for gold and native american desire to protect their community. Above all, soldier blue is a revisionist western with hollywood production values. 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.
Candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, john anderson after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. Olsen, it is inspired by events of the 1864 sand creek massacre in the colorado territory. The most savage film in history after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors remain. Soldiers never been given its due as an antiwar artifact nor where it sits within the western genre or nelsons own filmography, perhaps because its been reduced.
Full western movie, full length cowboy film, english. The guy is pretty much of a complete douchebag, the kind of jungfrau who makes gilligan seem to have the survival skills of conan the barbarian. Mar 25, 2007 on paper, the story looked more like an oldschool western, cowboys and indians. She was abandoned as an infant and was then adopted by albert and winifred saintemarie, a wakefield, massachusetts couple of mikmaq descent. Rent soldier blue 1970 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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. Raw meat 1972 death line donald pleasence horror full movies. Ive been meaning to watch soldier blue 1970 for sometime, know it came out the same year and shared some themes with little big man which took more of the satirical angle of the genre and the politics of the day. After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort.
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. A grimly embarrassing antiracist western about the us cavalrys notorious sand creek indian massacre in 1864. Overview of soldier blue, 1970, directed by ralph nelson, with candice bergen, peter strauss, donald pleasence, at turner classic movies. In fact, soldier blue is an early revisionist western, told more from the native american side as well as the antiwar movement. And, indeed, those scenes the film was released during the vietnam war are still powerful today. Winterhawk is a 1975 western film about an indian chief from the blackfoot tribe who.
Staring peter strauss, candice bergen, donald pleasence and john anderson. The timeslot was kind of understandable, bearing in mind the ending, and the nature of the film itself. Im sure it was meant that way, to be more jarring at its climax, but the effect is somewhat too jarring for the good of the film and its message. Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and cresta, a young woman who had lived with the cheyenne two. In fact, soldier blue is an early revisionist western, told more from the native. Soldier blue is a forgotten film about the western battles between whites and indians in the west in the 1860s. Soldier blue on dvd 012236205692 from lions gate films. 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. Soldier blue 1970 make no mistake, this is no masterpiece. 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. Drawing on primary sources and interviews with individuals associated with the production, this work solves the longstanding mystery of whether soldier blue, a picture that set a new mark in cinematic violence in 1970, deliberately echoed events in the vietnam war. Pushing the envelope of screen violence in mainstream. The climax of soldier blue is the very essence of the words grisly and horrible and is even more graphic than actual documentaries.
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The movie talks a soldier peter strauss and a woman candice bergen abducted by indians and now freed. Based on an allegoric historic encounter between white settlers and the cheyenne indians of the west, soldier blue is a violent drama which enacts the struggle of a us soldier named honus gant and a white woman named cresta who has been captured by the indians two years earlier. 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. Justified complete tv series season 16 dvd box set 18 disc set brand new. 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. Grisly, horrible stuff but also the most important issue in my opinion. February 20, 1941 is an indigenous canadianamerican singersongwriter, musician, oscarwinning composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. A movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg. On that day, the colorado territory militia descended on a village of peaceful cheyenne and arapaho, murdering, raping and even mutilating. Released in august 1970, the film drew attention for its frank depi.
Buffy saintemarie soldier blue movie version by bobbyn9ne. Jul 10, 2018 full western movie, full length cowboy film, english. Buffy saintemarie was born in 1941 on the piapot 75 reserve in the quappelle valley, saskatchewan, canada. Before anything can be said of ralph nelsons 1970 film, soldier blue, we must first look at the horrific reallife event that film is based on. Soldier blue handles the material with bludgeoning crudity, little big man with feeling and subtlety. The film, written by john gay, is based on the book arrow in the sun by. Soldier blue 1970, usa recommended antiwestern when it was released in 1970, the film s title and the original nude squaw poster made this look like it was going to be softcore porno. Like little big man, this film was part of the learning process that challenged the demonisation of injuns in countless cowboy. Soldier blue is indeed savage, but it wears its clock of truth selfconsciously. Released by avco embassy pictures, the movie tries to bring a fresh perspective to the 1864 sand creek massacre in colorado.
Soldier blue dvd 1970 violent cult indian massacre western. According to actress bergen, a large van full of prosthetics was brought in during the filming of the violent battle sequences, full of dummy body parts. Soldier blue nude scenes 17 images and 4 videos including appearances from candice bergen aurora clavel. The original precertified uk video version, released by magnetic video in the early80s, runs 109m 34s video time and appears to be the longest version of the film ever issued in the uk. Soldier blue is a very good movie, showing the drama and realities of war following two lead. 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. The r rated region 1 dvd release by lionsgate is the complete and uncut version of the film. In soldier blue 1970, which is based on the events of the 1864 sand creek massacre, a naive cavalry officer peter strauss and a resourceful young woman candice bergen survive a native american attack and have to make their way home through the wilderness. Soldier blue 1970 is a western movie starring candice bergen, peter strauss and donald pleasence. Soldier blue 1970 candice bergen, donald pleasence trailer.
Soldier blue is a 1970 american revisionist western film directed by ralph nelson and. Vhs trailer for the 1970 revisionist western soldier blue. The arrogance of the bandits then leads to violent death at the hands of travis. Soldier blue 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Soldier blue 1970 r 112 min history, romance, western 30. 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. 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 is an uneven, even awkward film in parts, and isnt entirely accurate it makes one especially big booboo when it claims the battle of little big horn took place before the films events. Watch soldier blue full movie in hd visit movie 14384 after a cavalry group is massacred by the cheyenne, only two survivors. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues facing indigenous peoples of the americas.
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