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- Release date: 1950
- Runtime: 93 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
- Starring: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael ... See all
- Director: Delmer Daves
- Plot: By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier Tom Jeffords saves the life of an Apache boy and starts to wonder if Indians are human, after all; soon, he determines to use this chance to make himself an ambassador. Against all odds,... Read more
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Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Nov 03, 2005
bkoganbing
Nov 03, 2005bkoganbing
Broken Arrow was actually the start of James Stewart's return to the western genre. His first western was Destry Rides Again in 1939 and he waited for over 10 years to do another. After that he did them quite regularly.Broken... Read more at imdb.com
not the usual western movie
Jun 07, 2000
dave fitz
Jun 07, 2000dave fitz
Although the story is entertaining and the performances of James Stewart, Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget outstanding, what makes Broken Arrow a landmark film is its portrayal of the Apache Indians as something more than savage killers. Indians in the... Read more at imdb.com
Poetic,elegiac,wonderful.
Jul 01, 2003
dbdumonteil
Jul 01, 2003dbdumonteil
The movie is in the past conditional,because we know the real end of the story and Delmer Daves who had been studying the Indians ways for a long time did not try to fool the audience:"broken arrow" is not a... Read more at imdb.com
Indians are civilised people!
Apr 08, 2003
Hans Dullaart
Apr 08, 2003Hans Dullaart
When I was a young boy I saw this picture. It was the first western in which the Indians were not uncivilised barbarians, but normal people, with their own standards. It was a revelation! At last one director had the... Read more at imdb.com
A search for beauty and form with its light, shade and color...
Apr 17, 2005
ironside
Apr 17, 2005ironside
In "Broken Arrow," Delmer Daves offers an important major role to an Indian character, treating him with quality and esteem as human being...Stewart plays a scout who seeks to heal the divisions between the Apaches and white men… But while... Read more at imdb.com
Arrow in the Heart
Apr 28, 2006
jcohen1
Apr 28, 2006jcohen1
A really fine movie with a different perspective and characters who don't spout the usual clichés. Stewart gives a classic performance, one that Wayne never could have- pacifist. The courtship of Stewart's Indian maiden is totally believable despite their differences.... Read more at imdb.com
Arrow Hits Target
Jul 30, 2007
kenjha
Jul 30, 2007kenjha
In this underrated Western, Stewart is an ex-scout who tries to make peace between the Apaches and the white settlers in 1870s Arizona. For some reason this film's reputation has taken a hit over the years, but it is quite enjoyable.... Read more at imdb.com
A thoughtful classic unlike others of its era
Jun 25, 1999
Lucky-63
Jun 25, 1999Lucky-63
Tagline: Of this motion picture the screen can be proud... Today... Tomorrow... A generation from now...Worth repeating this tagline, because after seeing the film again for the first time in 42 years, it's right on. 50s westerns almost universally depicted... Read more at imdb.com
Superb Western
Jan 15, 2006
rafencb
Jan 15, 2006rafencb
Janes Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget truly make the movie, but do not forget the awesome scenery! I live in Arizona and know where this film was made. Near the town of Sedona and of course, Monument Valley to mention... Read more at imdb.com
sometimes It is harder to make peace than war.
Aug 09, 2006
tmwest
Aug 09, 2006tmwest
Broken Arrow's story is about making peace with the Apaches. James Stewart (Tom Jeffords) is the ex-scout who gets to know Cochise (Jeff Chandler better than in any other film he made). He also falls in love with Debra Paget... Read more at imdb.com
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