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Broken Lance
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Broken Lance is a 1954 American Western drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel through 20th Century Studios. The screenplay was written by Richard Murphy, with cinematography by Joseph MacDonald and editing by Dorothy Spencer. The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, and Richard Widmark. The story is set in Arizona and centers on tensions within a cattle baron's household as his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
The film features a musical score by Leigh Harline and has a runtime of 96 minutes. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, and is available via video on demand and providers such as fuboTV. Broken Lance was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the Academy Award for Best Story. It also received the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding. Critical reception includes a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and an 86% rating.
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Film · TMDB
6.5Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the ranch.
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Matt Devereaux
- Robert Wagner as Joe Devereaux
- Jean Peters as Barbara
- Richard Widmark as Ben Devereaux
- Katy Jurado as Señora Devereaux
- Hugh O'Brian as Mike Devereaux
Themes
- prison
- sibling relationship
- ranch
- patriarch
- cattle
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Edward Dmytryk
- Screenwriter
- Richard Murphy
- Cast member
- Nacho Galindo
- Composer
- Leigh Harline
- Producer
- Sol C. Siegel
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Joseph MacDonald
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 991547
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Broken lance10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Broken Lance (1954 film)
- publication date
- 1954-01-01
- title
- Broken Lance
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Story
- film editor
- Dorothy Spencer
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- review score
- 86%
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