Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western

Name: Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-06-04
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Walter Hill

TV Movie
2006
Not Rated
30m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

YOUR RATING

Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church in Broken Trail: The Making of a Legendary Western (2006)

Documentary

Top-rated miniseries! Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (1983 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Tender Mercies) and Academy Award® nominee Thomas Hayden Church (2004 Best Performance by an Act... Read allTop-rated miniseries! Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (1983 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Tender Mercies) and Academy Award® nominee Thomas Hayden Church (2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Sideways) star in this moving Western drama. Set in 1897, Print R... Read allTop-rated miniseries! Academy Award® winner Robert Duvall (1983 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Tender Mercies) and Academy Award® nominee Thomas Hayden Church (2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Sideways) star in this moving Western drama. Set in 1897, Print Ritter (Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Hayden Church) become the reluctant gua... Read all

Director
- Dan Appel
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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Dan Appel
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7/10

A good movie sustained by its story line and character development.

A man and his Nephew buy some horses and head out on a long trail drive to sell the horses and start a new life with the profit. Along the way they encounter many difficulties, rough terrain to conquer, Indians to appease, and a group of young Chinese girls who they rescue from the prospect of enslaved use in a whorehouse owned by a madam that bought them. The girls were sold into slavery by their parents and the culture of China in that age that devalued daughters over the more valuable sons.As the story line develops you can see the history of America's diverse culture unfold.

Some action but this drama is sustained mainly by great acting and the interaction of its main characters. Highly recommended but patience is needed as this 3 hour movie unfolds.