Broken Trail (2006– )

After Print Miller feels guilty about inheriting his nephew's mother's house and partners up with him to drive horses for for sale in an eventful journey.

Stars:

Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Duvall	...	Prentice Ritter (2 episodes, 2006)
Thomas Haden Church	...	Tom Harte (2 episodes, 2006)
Greta Scacchi	...	Nola Johns (2 episodes, 2006)
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Sun Foy 'aka' #3 (2 episodes, 2006)
Chris Mulkey	...	Big Ears (2 episodes, 2006)
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Big Rump Kate (2 episodes, 2006)
Gwendolyn Yen	...	Sun Foy aka #3 (2 episodes, 2006)
Scott Cooper	...	Gilpin (2 episodes, 2006)
Valerie Tian	...	Ging Wa 'aka' #5 (2 episodes, 2006)
Caroline Chan	...	Mai Ling 'aka' #2 (2 episodes, 2006)
Olivia Cheng	...	Ye Fung 'aka' #4 (2 episodes, 2006)
Jadyn Wong	...	Ghee Moon 'aka' #1 (2 episodes, 2006)
Donald Fong	...	Lung Hay (2 episodes, 2006)
Peter Skagen	...	Bartender (2 episodes, 2006)
James Russo	...	'Capt' Billy Fender (2 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

Set in 1898, Print Ritter and his estranged nephew Tom Harte become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Ritter and Harte's attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes.

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Plot Keywords:

nephew | chinese girl | shepherd | horse killed | flock of sheep | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Mandarin Crow

Release Date:

25 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

A szabadság útján

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butcher's Run Films, Once Upon a Time Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

184 min 184 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Nola is doing laundry and telling Print about here past, he smokes a couple of cigarettes. Later when they sit together by the river at night, and Print lights a cigarette, she says she didn't know that he smoked.

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Quotes

Prentice Ritter: I get rousted out of my sleep sometimes when Nature calls. I find there's something frightening 'bout that hour of the night 'cause there ain't no foolin' yourself 'bout what you done or what you hadn't done with your life.

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Connections

Featured in The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

User Reviews

Nicely Done

If you're looking for a good view of the old West, this movie is well worth your time.

Great storyline, great acting, and fantastic scenery.

Duvall seems to be timeless, as always, this time in a story that's all about time. Thomas Haden Church adds his best performance ever, showing he's ready for more serious roles.

The plot develops with a made-for-TV pace, which on occasion doesn't develop a scene as deeply as it could, but it does not fail to develop the characters to a fine pitch.

On balance, it's the characters and the fantastic western setting which make this a western that should stand time.

I'll enjoy watching it again in a few years.