Title |
Broken arrow. |
Published |
[Kew, Vic.] : Umbrella Entertainment [distributor], c[2012] |
Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Notes |
"DAVID2658." |
Originally released as a motion picture in1950. |
Credits |
Directed by Delmer Daves. |
Performers |
James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget. |
Summary |
"Released in 1950, this groundbreaking western - arguably the first to feature an Indian hero - stars James Stewart as Tom Jeffords, an ex-army scout with a conscience who embarks on a one-man peace mission with the Apaches following ten years of war between settlers and Indians. Forming a diplomatic partnership with righteous Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler, in a formidable, Oscar-nominated role), Jeffords later falls in love with an Indian girl who he marries in an Apache ceremony. He then brokers a three month truce with Conchise that is broken by renegade settler attacks before a lasting peace treaty is renewed. A movie that shifted the political boundaries of the western film genre, Broken Arrow is a tense, violent but delicate retelling of the Indian Wars that features towering performances from Stewart and Chandler"--Container. |
Target audience note |
Rating: G. |
System details |
PAL; All regions. |
Language note |
In English. No subtitles. |
Subjects |
Cochise, -- Apache chief, -- 1805?-1874 -- Drama. |
Apache Indians -- Wars -- Drama |
Apache Indians -- Drama |
Indians of North America -- Drama |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
Genre |
Feature films |
Western films |
Other Names |
Daves, Delmer, 1904-1977 |
Stewart, James, 1908-1997 |
Chandler, Jeff, 1918-1961 |
Paget, Debra, 1933- |
Series |
Six shooter classics |
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