Broken Lance

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Broken Lance

1954

1h 36m

Western

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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 baron swears vengeance on his three half-brothers responsible for dispossessing him of his inheritance and driving his father to a fatal stroke. The ensuing story unfolds in flashback, tracing the sibling rivalries that led to the man's imprisonment.

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Time Out Staff

Time Out

02/09/2006

Strong performances, ably augmented by Joe MacDonald's lovely 'Scope camerawork.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 9

3/4

This sturdy Western is basically William Shakespeare by way of Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

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Ian Kane

Epoch Times

03/29/2023

4/5

“Broken Lance” is a well-told and brilliantly directed Western that also features great acting, impactful drama, and lots of highly immersive cinematography

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André Bazin

L'Obs (France)

01/05/2022

What is also noteworthy is the laborious dutifulness with which CinemaScope is used in Broken Lance, which gives the mise-en-scène a rigidity that makes for a certain dryness. Such severity, as one might guess, is not for me.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

10/20/2020

3.5/5

It's a gripping, framed familial saga of intergenerational misunderstandings, racial hang-ups, and eventually even a court-room drama.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

11/11/2019

The camera work, in improved widescreen CinemaScope, is handsome.

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05/11/2023

Another really good one right here and yes I highly recommended James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, May 10, 2023

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03/10/2022

The cinematography was exceptional. Interesting story. For once the white eyes weren't fighting and killing Native Americans.

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steve d

07/21/2020

Nothing special but it works ok.

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s r

@ScottR 04/07/2020

Well made and engaging, but a few political agendas too many.

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09/15/2019

I loved it great cast likeable story probably could have happened

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lanfranco c

@Lanfrancobz 10/29/2018

A western, a family drama and more !

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Synopsis

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 baron swears vengeance on his three half-brothers responsible for dispossessing him of his inheritance and driving his father to a fatal stroke. The ensuing story unfolds in flashback, tracing the sibling rivalries that led to the man's imprisonment.

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Producer: Sol C. Siegel
Screenwriter: Richard Murphy
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 1954, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 36m

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