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Broken Arrow ()

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Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.
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Tom Jeffords
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Cochise
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Sonseeahray
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Gen. Oliver Howard
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Ben Slade
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Terry (as Joyce MacKenzie)
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Milt Duffield
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Lonergan - Stage Driver (uncredited)
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Stage Passenger (uncredited)
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Nochalo (uncredited)
Raymond Bramley ...
Col. Bernall (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Nalikadeya - Cochise's Wife (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
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Teese (uncredited)
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Pionsenay - Chosen Warrior (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Dolores Christine Cypert ...
American Indian / Redbird (uncredited)
Aubrey Lee Dale ...
Indian (uncredited)
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Mule Driver (uncredited)
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Machogee (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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John Lowrie (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bob Slade (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Lee ...
Boucher (uncredited)
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Mail Rider (uncredited)
John Marston ...
Maury (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Sergeant (uncredited)
John Rice ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Barfly (uncredited)
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Geronimo (uncredited)
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Skinyea - Chosen Warrior (uncredited)
Dorothy Teters ...
Indian (uncredited)
Richard Van Opel ...
Bernall's Adjutant (uncredited)
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Nahilzay (uncredited)
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Juan (uncredited)
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Man Saying '...or a Blasted Liar' (uncredited)

Directed by

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Delmer Daves

Written by

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Elliott Arnold ... (novel "Blood Brother")
 
Albert Maltz ... (screenplay) (front Michael Blankfort)
 
Michael Blankfort ... (front for Albert Maltz)

Produced by

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Julian Blaustein ... producer

Music by

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Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by

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Ernest Palmer ... director of photography

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J. Watson Webb Jr.

Editorial Department

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Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Albert Hogsett
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little ... (set decorations)
Fred J. Rode ... (set decorations)

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René Hubert ... (costumes designed by) (as Rene Hubert)

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Stephanie Garland ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Stanley Goldsmith ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jasper Blystone ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Bernard Freericks ... sound
Harry M. Leonard ... sound

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Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

Stunts

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Harry Carter ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunt double: James Stewart (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... stunts (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Curt Fetters ... camera operator (uncredited)
Al St. Hilaire ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director
Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alfred Newman ... musical director
Edward B. Powell ... orchestration (as Edward Powell)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marvin Weldon ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Leonard Doss ... technicolor color consultant
Harry Brand ... director of publicity (uncredited)
Jenifer Chatfield ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Al Leman ... archery expert (uncredited)
Richard von Opel ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. Ex-soldier Tom Jeffords saves the life of an Apache boy and starts to wonder if Indians are human, after all; soon, he determines to use this chance to make himself an ambassador. Against all odds, his solitary mission into Cochise's stronghold opens a dialogue. Opportunely, the president sends General Howard with orders to conclude peace. But even with Jeffords's luck, the deep grievance and hatred on both sides make tragic failure all too likely. Written by Rod Crawford

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Also Known As
  • Arrow (United States)
  • War Paint (United States)
  • Blood Brothers (United States)
  • La flèche brisée (France)
  • Der gebrochene Pfeil (Germany)
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  • 93 min
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Trivia At 41, James Stewart was 26 years older than Debra Paget, who was still only 15 when filming began in early June 1949. See more »
Goofs When General Oliver is beginning to pick himself off the ground after the Apache attack on the military wagon train, the first shot shows the ground to be mostly desert sand, with very little vegetation, but when the scene jumps to a long shot of the General getting up, the ground around him is almost entirely covered with green vegetation, showing scarcely any sand at all. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Family Classics: Broken Arrow (1963). See more »
Quotes Cochise: You know what I am thinking? Maybe someday you will kill me, or I will kill you. But we will not spit on each other.
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