Broken Trail 

A veteran cowboy and his nephew save five Chinese girls from prostitution while trekking from Oregon to Wyoming.

Stars:

Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 38 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
Chris Mulkey	...	Big Ears 2 episodes, 2006
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Big Rump Kate 2 episodes, 2006
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Sun Foy 'aka' #3 2 episodes, 2006
Scott Cooper	...	Gilpin 2 episodes, 2006
Valerie Tian	...	Ging Wa 'aka' #5 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	...	Colonial Bartender / ... 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:

shootout | gunfight | violence | fistfight | two man army | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was a two-hour movie in the beginning, but AMC wanted to develop an original series, so they made it longer (from the book "Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution: From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad" by Brett Martin).

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Goofs

After the final gun fight when they are standing in the barn, Print has his left arm around two of the girls and Nola is standing to their right. When the camera angle changes, Nola is now standing between the girls with her arms around them.

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Quotes

Prentice Ritter: Without marriage and women we'd all have been drunk, shot ourselves to death, or died of the clap.

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Connections

Featured in The 64th Annual Golden Globe 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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Mandarin Crow

Release Date:

24 June 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Broken Trail

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Movie Classics (AMC), Butcher's Run Films, One Upon a Time Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

184 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1