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Broken Lance

  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 36m
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6.9/10
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Broken Lance (1954)
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AdventureDramaWestern
The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona.
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    • Edward Dmytryk
    • Richard Murphy(screenplay)
    • Philip Yordan(story)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Robert Wagner
    • Jean Peters
    • Edward Dmytryk
    • Richard Murphy(screenplay)
    • Philip Yordan(story)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Robert Wagner
    • Jean Peters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Broken Lance (1954)
    Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Earl Holliman, and Hugh O'Brian in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, and Jean Peters in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy and Katy Jurado in Broken Lance (1954)
    Robert Wagner and Eduard Franz in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy, Richard Widmark, Earl Holliman, Katy Jurado, and Hugh O'Brian in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Robert Burton, Earl Holliman, and Hugh O'Brian in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Earl Holliman, Katy Jurado, Hugh O'Brian, and Carl Benton Reid in Broken Lance (1954)
    Robert Wagner and Jean Peters in Broken Lance (1954)
    Katy Jurado in Broken Lance (1954)
    Spencer Tracy in Broken Lance (1954)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Matt Devereaux
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Joe Devereaux
    Jean Peters
    Jean Peters
    • Barbara
    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Ben Devereaux
    Katy Jurado
    Katy Jurado
    • Señora Devereaux
    Hugh O'Brian
    Hugh O'Brian
    • Mike Devereaux
    Eduard Franz
    Eduard Franz
    • Two Moons
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Denny Devereaux
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • Horace - The Governor
    Carl Benton Reid
    Carl Benton Reid
    • Clem Lawton
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Van Cleve
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • Mac Andrews
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • O'Reilly
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Extra Outside Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    George Bell
    George Bell
    • Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
      • Edward Dmytryk
      • Richard Murphy(screenplay)
      • Philip Yordan(story)
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    • Trivia
      Stuntman Russell Saunders broke and did permanent damage to his arm falling fifty feet (15 meters) into a lake while doubling for Richard Widmark.
    • Goofs
      Twice in the film, Arizona is called a "state". The film is set in the 1880s. Arizona became the 48th state in 1912. In the 1880s, Arizona was still a territory.
    • Quotes

      Mike Devereaux: He'll cool down... and when he does he'll make the deal. He's too smart not to. Ain't that right, Ben?

      Ben Devereaux: I don't know. But anybody that throws $10,000 in a spittoon makes me nervous.

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      Referenced in Marty (1955)

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    7/10
    Familiar drama with awesome acting , colorful scenarios and rousing score
    This is an enjoyable and luxurious remake from ¨House of strangers¨ in Western style . Cattle baron Matt Devereaux (magnificent Spencer Tracy as the ruthless wealthy owner who sadly contends his sons) is a widower who married an Indian woman (Katy Jurado , though plays Robert Wagner's mother in the film, she was only six years older than him in real life) . The Irish Matt is an egocentric and tyrannical self-made man that raises his family in an environment of hatred . He raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water . As Deveraux swears vengeance on those who have poised his stock . Half-breed son named Joe (Robert Wagner) takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in jail . Serious conflicts arouse which split the family , as Ben Deveraux (Richard Widmark) attempts to divide the property among his brothers .

    This over-the-top film contains intense drama , racial slur , familiar confrontation with dramatic taking on among father-sons and being beautifully realized . Interesting screenplay by Richard Murphy , based on a story by prestigious Philip Yordan . Good and agreeable Western that details the dissolution of a despotic cattle baron's family with King Lear's Shakespeare touches . The picture with exciting plot displays elements of Greek tragedy and a touching finale . It results to be a peculiar version about confrontation between father and brothers ; theme to be treated in other Hollywood films such as ¨House of strangers¨ (1949) also written by Philip Yordan , being directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz with Edward G Robinson (Spencer Tracy role), Luther Adler (Richard Widmark character) , Efrem Zimbalist (Hugh O'Brian role) and Richard Conte (Robert Wagner role) . Spencer Tracy's tour-de-force performance in the climactic courtroom scene was so powerful that it completely captivated the onlooking film crewmen . Richard Widmark as the oldest and meanest brother , in a smaller part that you'd expected from his billing , is nevertheless excellent as a bad guy . The other siblings are played by naive young Robert Wagner , tough Hugh o'Brian and slow witted Earl Holliman . Romantic interest is supplied by the ever vivacious and lovely Jean Peters who married Howard Hughes . Besides , an excellent plethora of secondary actors as Katy Jurado , E.G Marshall , Eduard Franz . Musical score well composed and conducted by Leigh Harline is impressive ; including catching leitmotif and enjoyable sounds from Western . Colorful and evocative cinematography in Cinemascope by Joseph MacDonald .

    The motion picture well produced by the great producers Sol C. Siegel , Darryl F. Zanuck was stunningly directed by Edward Dmytryck . A veteran filmmaker, Dmytryck is one of Hollywood's most prolific directors who started his career in the early 40s . He was a craftsman whose career was interrupted by the activities of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a congressional committee that employed ruthless tactics aimed at rooting out and destroying what it saw as Communist influence in Hollywood . A lifelong political leftist who had been a Communist Party member briefly during World War II, Dmytryk was one of the so-called "Hollywood Ten" who refused to cooperate with HUAC and had their careers disrupted or ruined as a result. The committee threw him in prison for refusing to cooperate, and after having spent several months behind bars , Dmytryk decided to cooperate . Dmytrick's biggest film was ¨The Caine Mutiny¨ , but he also realized another mutiny film titled : ¨Mutiny¨ with Angela Lansbury . Edward was an expert on warlike genre as ¨Back to Batan¨ , ¨Battle of Anzio¨ , ¨Young lions¨ and Western as ¨Broken lance¨ , ¨Alvarez Kelly¨ , ¨Warlock¨ among others . Rating : 7 , better than average . It's recommended for Western enthusiasts and Spencer Tracy fans .
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      • September 25, 1954 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Empire Ranch, Sonoita, Arizona, USA
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      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes

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