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Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Joyce Mackenzie
- Terry
- (as Joyce MacKenzie)
Robert Adler
- Lonergan - Stage Driver
- (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
- Stage Passenger
- (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird
- Nochalo
- (uncredited)
Raymond Bramley
- Col. Bernall
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
- Nalikadeya - Cochise's Wife
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Iron Eyes Cody
- Teese
- (uncredited)
J.W. Cody
- Pionsenay - Chosen Warrior
- (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Dolores Christine Cypert
- American Indian
- (uncredited)
- …
- Director
- Writers
- Elliott Arnold
- Albert Maltz(front Michael Blankfort)
- Michael Blankfort
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAt 41, James Stewart was 26 years older than Debra Paget, who was still only 15 when filming began in early June 1949.
- GoofsWhen General Oliver is beginning to pick himself off the ground after the Apache attack on the military wagon train, the first shot shows the ground to be mostly desert sand, with very little vegetation, but when the scene jumps to a long shot of the General getting up, the ground around him is almost entirely covered with green vegetation, showing scarcely any sand at all.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Family Classics: Family Classics: Broken Arrow (1963)
Featured review
Excellent western
While I have seen better westerns, I was really impressed with Broken Arrow. Not just because it is a very good film, but it is also different. While a lot of westerns deal with themes(some complex, some not so much)such as revenge and betrayal, Broken Arrow is a very poetic and elegiac film that you can see perfectly in how the story is constructed. Also the Indians here are portrayed as those in want of freedom with their families, which I found refreshing, seeing as I have seen them portrayed as quite brutal. Broken Arrow is a beautifully photographed film, the script flows nicely and is thought-provoking and the score is very stirring. The acting is fine, Debra Paget, breathtakingly-beautiful she is, and her scenes with Stewart are touching, is good but I couldn't help thinking they could have cast someone older. James Stewart is very believable in one of his better western performances, while Jeff Chandler gives the best performance of his career here and also the best performance of the movie too. All in all, excellent and very moving film. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- Gross worldwide
- $10,145
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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