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Broken Arrow

Name: Broken Arrow
Director: Delmer Daves
Genre: Western, Drama, Romance
Released: 1950-07-21
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael, Will Geer

1950 · 1h 33m · Western, Drama, Romance

IMDb 7.1 RT 91%

If you're craving a classic Western with genuine moral complexity—one that actually interrogates the settler-colonial narrative instead of reinforcing it—Broken Arrow deserves your attention tonight. This 1950 film was genuinely ahead of its time in depicting Apache perspective with nuance, and it's a solid piece of cinema that rewards patient viewers who want their Westerns with substance.

Plot

Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

Director: Delmer Daves

Cast: James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget, Basil Ruysdael, Will Geer

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