---
title: 'Sergeant Rutledge (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sergeant-rutledge-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

1960 · 111 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

Sergeant Rutledge is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. The title was also used for the novelization published in the same year. The film continues to attract attention because it was one of the first mainstream American films to treat racism frankly and feature a Black actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Producer:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Howard Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-jackson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)
- **Editor:** [Jack Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-murray)

## Cast

- [Judson Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/judson-pratt)
- [Jeffrey Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-hunter)
- [Mae Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-marsh)
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)
- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [Willis Bouchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-bouchey)
- [Billie Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-burke)
- [Hank Worden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-worden)
- [Walter Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-reed)
- [Rafer Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafer-johnson)
- [William "Bill" Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bill-henry)
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Jack Pennick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-pennick)
- [Juano Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/juano-hernandez)

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