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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 62% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings A patriarchal rancher's empire is threatened by conflict within his family. On the day of his release from prison, the son of a cattle...
- (14)
- Spencer Tracy
- Edward Dmytryk
- Twentieth Century Fox
BROKEN LANCE is a run of the mill Western elevated by Spencer Tracy's unfailingly high acting standards. Screenplay is OK, with an ending that requires much suspension of disbelief, and with a vested anti-racism message which, back in 1954, must have been unusual and even necessary.
Broken Lance (1954) - IMDb. Cast & crew. User reviews. Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Broken Lance. 1954. Approved. 1h 36m. IMDb RATING. 6.9 /10. 4.3K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:38. 1 Video. 44 Photos. Adventure Drama Western. The saga of the Devereaux rancher family, set in 1880's Arizona. Director. Edward Dmytryk. Writers.
- (4.3K)
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Edward Dmytryk
- 1954-09-25
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Broken Lance Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Ian Kane Epoch Times. “Broken Lance” is a well-told and brilliantly directed Western that also features...
The New York Times reviewer A.H. Weiler wrote, "Although the saga of the self-made, autocratic cattle baron… is familiar film fare, Broken Lance… makes a refreshingly serious and fairly successful attempt to understand these towering men...[T]he rugged, vast and beautiful terrain of the Southwest is impressive and pleasing in the colors and ...
Jul 23, 2015 · Review: An excellent 1950s Western that makes great use of what amounts to an all-star cast. Tracy is brilliant as the crusty rancher, used to fighting his own battles and using the law and the courts to win those he can’t shoot his way out of. Most of the story is told flashback style, after Joe’s release from prison.
Jul 28, 2011 · Oscar Awards: 1. Motion Picture Story. Oscar Context. This particular Oscar for Yordan raised eyebrows as the movie was considered to be a loose remake of the 1949 feature, “House of Strangers.” Yordan claimed that he adapted to the screen the novel by Jerome Weidman, upon which “House of Strangers was based, but Joseph l. Mankiewicz disputed that.
