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Broken Arrow

The most powerful weapon is courage...

6.7(230)19501h 33m5

Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$3.6M
Language
English
Part of Cochise Collection · 3 films
  • peace
  • settler
  • mail
  • cochise

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Behind the camera

Director

Delmer Daves

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York20 Jul 1950
    • TheatricalBroken Arrow, Oklahoma & Tulsa, Oklahoma21 Jul 1950
    • Theatrical1 Aug 1950
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalULondon24 Aug 1950
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical14 Sept 1950
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP1 Mar 1951
    • TheatricalTPRe-release17 Aug 2011
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany6 Sept 1951
    • Physical1618 Nov 2022
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical3 Nov 1950
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT23 Dec 1950
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical15 Sept 1950
    • Theatrical (limited)Cineteca Nacional12 May 2002
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1 Dec 1950
  • PhilippinesPH

    • Theatrical28 Feb 1951
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical2 Apr 1951
    • Theatrical (limited)Porto, Cineclube do Porto19 Oct 1968
    • Theatrical (limited)Porto, Cineclube do Porto22 Jun 1971
    • Theatrical (limited)M/12Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa20 Jan 2025

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Broken Arrow was released on 21 July 1950.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/18/2017

    8/10

    To talk of peace is not hard. To live it is very hard. As the war rages between the American settlers and the Apache, former soldier Tom Jeffords happens upon a young Indian wounded after an attack. Taking upon himself to aid the boy, it's not long before the Apache show up intent on killing Jeffords by way of the war instincts. Pleading for Jeffords' life, the boy manages to get him spared by the Apache chief, Co…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/27/2022

    7/10

    If you're looking for a traditional cowboys and indians film, then this might not be for you. Sure, there are the odd confrontations between the ever expanding white man and the Apache braves, but this is essentially a more cerebral look at the efforts both sides made to find an enduring peaceful solution. After months of no stagecoach and mail getting through, a pretty lightweight James Stewart ("Tom Jeffords") deci…

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