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Soldier Blue

Starring: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero

Directed by: Ralph Nelson

RS: 3of 4 Stars Average User Rating: 2of 4 Stars

2006

This controversial Vietnam-era film turned the all-American Western into a stinging indictment of U.S. imperialism. As naive grunt Peter Strauss escorts Cheyenne captive Candice Bergen on a grueling trek back to civilization, the horrors of the frontier wars are laid bare. Watching Blue today, it's impossible not to reflect on Iraq and the meaning of "Manifest Destiny."