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Broken Trail (2006)

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Release Date: Jun 25, 2006 Wide

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Sideways star Thomas Hayden Church appears alongside Academy Award-winner Robert Duvall in a dramatic mini-series shot in the classic western tradition. The year is 1897. As Print Ritter (Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Church) travel the slow road to reconciliation, they reluctantly find themselves forced to care for five abused and abandoned Chinese immigrants while simultaneously attempting to deliver a herd of horses across the plains. Soon confronted by a gang of malevolent

Unrated, 3 hr. 4 min.

Western, Action & Adventure, Television

Directed By: Walter Hill

In Theaters: Jun 25, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Sep 5, 2006

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Lauded miniseries doesn't glamorize the old West.

December 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

A great Western...If there's any justice, director Hill and producer/star Duvall will find themselves holding Emmy Awards for this superior piece of work.

October 8, 2006 Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

A curious combination of realism and romantic idealism, but somehow it works.

September 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

I don't care if the thing was originally made for cable, theatrical, network, or Quicktime. This is one of the very best films I've seen all year.

August 29, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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Scott Weinberg

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Unique pairing of Duval and Church grounds this unique western road trip that includes horse herding, gunplay, and the Oriental slave trade. It's the emotional touches that brand you and let you know it's one exceptional piece of work.

April 23, 2011

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The very Best Movie I have seen in some time. Robert Duvall (Print Ritter )played the part of a Range Boss to the Tee. (Thomas Haden Church) played by Tom Harte is Duvall?s Cousin in this movie. They Movie some horse across a few states and in the process rescue 5 Chinese girls from the hands of a whore Trader. Of

October 3, 2009