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Broken Arrow

1950 · 93 min

A sincere, gently paced frontier drama that asks you to sympathize with both sides and earns its quiet emotional payoff.

Tagline
The most powerful weapon is courage...
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • race
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western, drama, romance
Directed by
Delmer Daves
Written by
Albert Maltz
Starring
James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael, Will Geer, Joyce Mackenzie, Arthur Hunnicutt, Robert Adler
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Ernest Palmer
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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