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Grindhouse Trailers (1960s-1980s)

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November 29th, 1864, a unit of cavalry numbering 900 men, surrounded a peaceful Cheyenne village at Sand Creek, Colorado. The Indians raised the American flag and the white flag of surrender.

They're coming out there. What? What's that? I think it's Bartid Wolf. Why, God, sir, he's got a flag of truce. Yes, sir. It's a white flag. Consents. When you see, please. I told you, Lieutenant, give the order.

Sir? Why, give the order. Hey. The cavalry attacked. slaughtering 700 Indians, and half of whom were women and children. Bachel account of that massacre is now documented in a motion picture. Ralph Nelson's, Soldier Blue.

Good brave lad. Coming out here to kill themselves a real live engine. Putting up their forts in a country they've got no claim to. What the hell do you expect the Indians to do? Sit back on their butts while the army takes over their land?

You saw for yourself what they did taking off scalps? Yeah, and who taught him that little trick, the white man. Oh, and cutting off hands? And cutting off feet and cutting off... I know what they cut off, but at least they don't make tobacco pouches out of them.

Huh, uh, that's something else you soldier boys made up. You're lying. Hello, Mrs. Reese. A prayer soldier blue, a nice poem, say something pretty.

General Nelson A. Miles, Army Chief of Staff. Turn the Sand Creek Massacre, perhaps the foulest and most unjust crime in the annals of American history. Candace Bergen. Peter Strauss. Ralph Nelson's. Soldier Blue. Drives a man to the point of terror.

Drives a man from the point of terror and into the arms of his mistress's daughter. What's the name? Sleepy. If you can stand the shock of the dark side of fear, you must see point of terror.

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