Broken Lance (1954)

Broken Lance (1954) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Linear PCM )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Edward Dmytryk

Written By:
Richard Murphy
Philip Yordan

Actors:
Spencer Tracy ..... Matt Devereaux
Robert Wagner ..... Joe Devereaux
Jean Peters ..... Barbara
Richard Widmark ..... Ben Devereaux
Katy Jurado ..... Señora Devereaux
Hugh O'Brian ..... Mike Devereaux
Eduard Franz ..... Two Moons
Earl Holliman ..... Denny Devereaux
E.G. Marshall ..... Horace - The Governor
Carl Benton Reid ..... Clem Lawton
Philip Ober ..... Van Cleve
Robert Burton ..... Mac Andrews

Synopsis:

The feisty, domineering cattle baron Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) rules his vast empire with a ruthless hand. Because Matt's greatest love is for his Indian wife, Princess (Katy Jurado) and their son Joe (Robert Wagner), Matt's three sons from a previous marriage deeply resent them. After Joe agrees to go to jail for a crime his father commits, he returns three years later to a different world; his father has died and his vengeful brothers control the land.

In this Western with curiously Shakespearean undertones, Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) is a ranch owner who has tried to raise his sons to carry on the fierce, hard-working spirit that helped make him a success. However, as a consequence, he never learned to show them affection and treats his boys little better than the hired help. Joe (Robert Wagner), is Matt's son by Native American wife Señora (Katy Jurado). Because of Joe's mixed ethnicity, he is treated prejudicially by his three half-brothers, Ben (Richard Widmark), Mike (Hugh O'Brian), and Danny (Earl Holliman) - all Caucasian sons of Matt's first wife. Joe loves his father and would do nearly anything for him, but his siblings resent Matt's emotional distance. When Matt discovers a nearby copper mine is polluting a stream where he waters his cattle, he becomes furious and leads a raid on the mine that causes the law to visit the ranch; the police have a warrant to arrest whoever was responsible for the attack. To spare his father the agony and humiliation of a stay behind bars, Joe claims responsibility and spends several years in prison. When he's released, he discovers that Ben and his other brothers rebelled against their father with such extremity that the old man suffered a fatal stroke. While Señora tries to persuade Joe not to seek revenge, Ben is more than willing to fight his brother for taking his father's side.

Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 02 July, 2016.