Western ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1950 · 1h 33m

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow poster
Director
Delmer Daves
Cast
James Stewart as Tom Jeffords Jeff Chandler as Cochise Debra Paget as Sonseeahray Basil Ruysdael as Gen. Oliver Howard Will Geer as Ben Slade Joyce Mackenzie as Terry
Crew
Ernest Palmer — Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. — Editor Hugo Friedhofer — Original Music Composer Albert Maltz — Screenplay Elliott Arnold — Novel Julian Blaustein — Producer
Tagline

The most powerful weapon is courage...

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Broken Arrow — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Delmer Daves Director Ernest Palmer Director of Photography J. Watson Webb Jr. Editor Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer Albert Maltz Screenplay Elliott Arnold Novel Julian Blaustein Producer René Hubert Costume Design
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