Buffalo Soldiers

December. 07,1997      G
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, they must walk through it instead of ride. The town dishonors them but the soldiers' Native-American foes do not. Apache leader Victoria and other warriors give the horsemen a name of honor and strength: "Buffalo Soldiers". The troopers' daring hunt for Victorio frames this stirring tribute to the former slaves and other African-Americans of the 9th and 10th U.S. Calvary Regiments. Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, Glynn Turman, Carl Lumbly and Michael Warren star in an adventure bringing to light that largely unknown story and the unique moral dilemma the men faced. Atten-hut! "Buffalo Soldiers are riding" through town.

Danny Glover as  Sgt. Washington Wyatt
Mykelti Williamson as  Cpl. William Christy
Glynn Turman as  Sgt. Joshua 'Joyu' Judges Ruth
Carl Lumbly as  John Horse
Lamont Bentley as  Cpl. Sea
Tom Bower as  Gen. Pike
Timothy Busfield as  Maj. Robert Carr
Matt Ross as  Capt. Calhoun
Keith Jefferson as  Andrew Boyer
Bob Gunton as  Col. Benjamin Grierson

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Reviews

Intcatinfo
1997/12/07

A Masterpiece!

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Odelecol
1997/12/08

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Fatma Suarez
1997/12/09

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Billy Ollie
1997/12/10

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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rhonda-stump
1997/12/11

The authors know nothing of the history of the Buffalo Soldiers nor how a dedicated soldier would behave. The authors completely rewrote the history of the particular character of Nana (who was a real person). It's pretty disappointing that the authors chose to give an explanation of the Apaches killing spree as a group who didn't want to live on a reservation. The Apaches historically had raided and murdered many other peaceful tribes as well as settlers; there is plenty of historical documentation. The authors chose to depict them as victims in this film. It's clear that the authors also know nothing about the military and show little regard for them in this film. The Buffalo Soldier would have done his duty with honor as any soldier would, they were not men of cowardice or considered themselves victims. I'm quite ashamed of writers like this who change stories to make a personal statement, they have an agenda. I thought there might be something more accurately portrayed when I rented this movie but it turned out to be quite disappointing.

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lawrence_elliott
1997/12/12

Why are the revisionists in Hollywood content to produce worthless drivel that no one cares about? Fiction that professes to produce some sort of truth is nauseating to watch. Boring work like this is only worthy of a gullible TV audience, victims of TV and Hollywood propaganda that does nothing to disseminate the truth. Danny Glover should be ashamed of himself and his performance, to be taken in by such trite, politically correct dialogue. Poorly acted, because there is no script or story or truth, this movie is, simply put, just a complete waste of time. This movie is not worth reviewing.I think historical research by people who can glean truth out of historical records would have benefited this project immensely. Why can't Hollywood producers do that anymore?

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gazineo-1
1997/12/13

"Buffalo Soldiers' is an average western/adventure entry that tell a story about a troop in the U.S. Army after the Civil War exclusively for black soldiers. Based on this historical point, the movie is concerned with some crucial aspects of these arrangements: the bad treatment that was given to the black soldiers by some of the white officials, the evident absurdity of serve in the U.S Army, die for the country and not receive an equal treatment and some other minor stuffs. 'Buffalo Soldiers' tries to do that without lose the sense of adventure and action along the way. Here, the success is just mild. Sometimes, you feel that the dialogs are a bit too dialectical, too political, to be really natural. And the ending is a bit too unreal, maybe, especially when one considers the shape of conscience of the sergeant-major, played by Danny Golver. All considered, that is not a bad movie. But its commitment to discuss aspects like freedom, self-conscience, compassion and respect for the Apache culture, weighed the movie a bit too heavy. Good performances all around, especially Carl Lumbly as the scout named Horse.

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parky-2
1997/12/14

An interesting tale of the Indian Wars. Glover carries the movie as the taciturn n.c.o. still on the receiving end of racism from so called fellow officers .An Indian renegade is on the loose and the US cavalry need to hunt him down and capture or kill him to make the west a safer place The film is a pleasant way to spend an evening not too challenging or provocative, but compelling and compassionate. The rapport between the troops is perhaps too nineties but in essence it is amusing.An interesting counterpoint to the movie Geronimo where the Indians were less one dimensional

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