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Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

Western · Drama · Romance · 1950

Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

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Broken Arrow

“The most powerful weapon is courage...”

1950 Western · Drama · Romance 1h 33m

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6.7 / 10

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Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Broken Arrow?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Delmer Daves

Written by

Albert Maltz

James Stewart

James Stewart

Tom Jeffords

Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler

Cochise

Debra Paget

Debra Paget

Sonseeahray

Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Gen. Oliver Howard

Will Geer

Will Geer

Ben Slade

Joyce Mackenzie

Joyce Mackenzie

Terry

Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Milt Duffield

Court is in session

Put Broken Arrow on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.