See the full list of broken lance cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The film stars spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark, and katy jurado. Edward dmytryk directed this literate western, a remake of house of strangers, which is itself loosely based on shakespeares king lear. Tyrannical cattle baron matt devereaux spencer tracy has. Broken lance is a noble entry in the trend of adult westerns of the early 1950s, scoring on a couple of fronts. But broken lance screenplay was not written by yordan who eventually received the award for this latest film. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. Broken lance and detective story both had scripts by phillip yordan, who won an oscar for the former and was nominated for the latter. For the original screenplay, the film was inspired by another movie. The son robert wagner of a texas cattle baron spencer tracy leaves prison seeking revenge on his three brothers. Shot in deluxe color and cinemascope, the film is a remake of house of strangers with the phillip yordan screenplay, transplanted out west, featuring tracy in the original edward g. The feisty, domineering cattle baron matt devereaux spencer tracy rules his vast empire with a ruthless hand. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. It stars spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark, hugh obrian and was distributed by 20th century fox.
Vogel duel in the sun, jennifer jones, gregory peck, joseph cotten 1946, king vidor. Broken lance is a magnificently performed and directed western that is truly king lear on the prairie, but also has welldeveloped characters, excellent writing, excellent acting, and first rate location filming. Movies filmed at the ranch empire ranch foundation. Broken lance, spencer tracy, robert wagner, richard widmark 1954, edward dmytryk desperado, alex mcarthur, yaphet kotto 1987 tv, virgil w. He and his sons are known as fierce, hardworking and. Robinson role, this time as a cowboy cattle baron rather than a lower east side italian immigrant banker in new. The saga of the devereaux rancher family, set in 1880s arizona. Son joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Watch broken lance 1954 online for free the roku channel. The movie stars spencer tracy and features robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark and katy jurado. May 24, 2005 read about the broken lance dvd and browse other dvd movies. Shot in technicolor, it was directed by delmer daves and starred james stewart as tom jeffords and jeff chandler as cochise. Broken lance is a film that is entirely about history and legacy and how the past can scar a future.
The main draw and quick draw of this 1956 western is the marvelous presence of robert ryan in the lead role. Broken lance 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. A family squabble against the dusty vistas of the arizona desert propels broken lance, a smart, stirring adult western produced by 20th century fox at its 50sera zenith.
Mankiewiczs 1948 film noir house of strangers, a very good movie that recounts a king learlike struggle for power among the sons of a corrupt firstgeneration italian banker in new york city. With spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark. While senora tries to persuade joe not to seek revenge, ben is more than willing to fight his brother for taking his fathers side. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Take a look at the local tribes within broken lance native nation. Buy broken lance 1954 on bluray twilight time movies. Broken lance simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing broken lance near you. Broken lance is the story of a family empire in the guise of a western. Screenwriter philip yordan won an academy award for his work on broken lance, while katy jurado received a best supporting actress nomination for her performance as senora. On the day of his release from prison, the son of a cattle baron swears.
Spencer tracy is the head of the devereaux clan, a family that includes a native american wife played by katy jurado. Though yordan won an oscar for original story for lance, much of the credit for the tightly constructed film should go to screenwriter richard. Broken lance 1954 starring spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark, katy jurado, hugh obrian and earl holliman. Cattle baron matt devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. With both it being based on shakespeares king lear and being a western remake of joseph l. Overview the one and only spencer tracy stars in broken lance 1954 as a fierce rancher who has raised his sons played by richard widmark, robert wagner, earl holliman, and hugh obrian with a potent work ethic but little paternal affection. Broken lance is a film directed by edward dmytryk with spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, richard widmark, year. Broken lance features matt deveraux, a man who has has made his fortune as a cattle baron on the open range. Broken lance streaming full movie online 1954 english. Broken lance 1954 is an adventure, western movie starring spencer tracy and robert wagner. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer.
Broken lance 1954 a patriarchal ranchers empire is threatened by conflict within his family. Before long, the brothers are at each others throats, with dramatic results for the whole family. The son of a texas cattle baron leaves prison seeking revenge on his three brothers. The film plays with these heavy themes without providing firm answers allowing the audience to decide who the real heroes and villains are. According to the screen achievements bulletin, yordan was given sole screen credit for the story of broken lance, even though it was based on a slight story line from weidmans novel.
Overview of broken lance, 1954, directed by edward dmytryk, with spencer tracy, robert wagner, jean peters, at turner classic movies. Richard widmark, jean peters, robert wagner, spencer tracy. Buy broken lance movie posters from movie poster shop. Broken lance is an unofficial transposition of joseph l. In both stories the grand patriarch of a successful family finds himself surrounded by. On december 7, 1953, hollywood reporter s rambling reporter column announced that ben gazzara and montgomery clift had been considered for roles in the film. A strongwilled rancher finds he is losing control of his cattle empire and his family. Broken lance stars spencer tracy, robert wagner, richard widmark, jean peters, and e. Shot in deluxe color and cinemascope, the film is a remake of house of strangers 1949 with.
Twilight time makes this feverpitch melodrama into a worthwhile bluray with a presentation worthy of the movies stately visuals, along with a nice array of bonus stuff. He and his sons are known as fierce, hardworking and shrewd businessmen. The plot is derived from king lear, though its more direct precursor is the film noir classic house of strangers 1949, a similarly themed film also written by philip yordan. It was nominated for 2 academy awards and winning one in 1955. Broken lance is a 1954 american western film directed by edward dmytryk and based on the 1941 novel ill never go there any more by jerome weidman.
Broken lance is a 1954 american technicolor western film directed by edward dmytryk and produced by sol c. Broken lance cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The saga of the devereaux rancher family, set in 1880s. Broken lance approved 1h 36min adventure, western 25 september 1954 usa the saga of the devereaux rancher family, set in 1880s arizona. Broken lance full movie online, watch free 4k hd, broken lance watch movie full movie 1954 cattle baron matt devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Jan 22, 2017 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. Watch broken lance online stream full movie directv.
On the day of his release from prison, the son of a cattle baron swears vengeance on his three halfbrothers responsible for dispossessing him of his inheritance and driving his father to a fatal stroke. It was nominated for three academy awards, and won a golden globe award for best film promoting. A patriarchal ranchers empire is threatened by conflict within his family. Mankiewiczs tasty film noir, house of strangers, broken lance had fine sources from which to work from. Twilight time makes this feverpitch melodrama into a worthwhile bluray with a presentation worthy of the movie s stately visuals, along with a nice array of bonus stuff. The film is based on these historical figures but fictionalizes their story in dramatized form. Broken lance, which is basically a western retelling of shakespeares king lear, stars the legendary spencer tracy as a stern rancher whose relationship with his four sons leads to envy, resentment, and even violence.
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