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Broken Arrow

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Original title

Broken Arrow

Year

1950

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

Delmer Daves

Screenwriter

Michael Blankfort, Albert Maltz. Novel: Elliott Arnold

Cast

Music

Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography

Ernest Palmer

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Western. Drama. Romance. Adventure | Based on a true story. Friendship. Melodrama

Synopsis

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, his solitary mission into Cochise's stronghold opens a dialogue. Opportunely, the president sends General Howard with orders to conclude peace. But even with Jeffords' luck, the deep grievance and hatred on both sides make tragic failure all too likely...

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Rankings Position

#89 Best Westerns in the history of film
#129 Best Movies Based on a True Story

Awards: 1950: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Supp. Actor (J. Chandler), Screenplay, Cinematography color

1950: Golden Globes: Best Film Promoting International Understanding. 2 Nominations

1950: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Western Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"This massively influential western from director Delmer Daves was among the first to tell the native American side of the story"

Tony Sloman: Radio Times
"A fine film all the same, despite the compromised ending, quite beautifully shot by Ernest Palmer."

Time Out
"This superb western is one of the earliest to treat the problems of Indians seriously and sympathetically."

TV Guide
"Essentially it's an appealing, sentimental Indian romance, with plenty of action."

Variety Staff: Variety
"We cannot accept this picture as either an exciting or reasonable account of the attitudes and ways of American Indians. They merit justice, but not such patronage."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times

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Ranking Lists Position

93 My Favorite Westerns (79)

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