Broken Trail
TV, Western

7.7 (1,636 votes)
Sony Pictures  (2006) 184 mins
This film revolves around Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) who dreams of buying a ranch. He has to transport 500 mustangs from Oregon to Wyoming and sell them. He asks his nephew Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church) to join him as well. On their way, however they stumble across a man who is taking five chinese women to a mining town for prostitution. They decide to rescue them and so they do. The rest of the story is about their struggles getting the girls to safety while at the same time delivering the mustangs. Needless to say they have a lot of problems to handle including thieves, rough weather, the mustangs and of course, the men trying to get the girls back.
  Ep# Description Date Time


1 Part 1: Prentice Ritter recruits his estranged nephew Tom Harte to help him move five hundred horses from Oregon to Wyoming. Along the way, they encounter a man transporting five Chinese girls headed for a life of servitude. Soon, Print and Tom find themselves the guardians of the five girls as they learn to live with them while on the trail. 6/24/2006 90 mins


2 Part 2: After leaving Cariboo, Print, Tom and their traveling companions continue on the trail to Wyoming. Meanwhile, Ed Bywaters and his posse are after them to get their hands on the Chinese girls. 6/25/2006 90 mins
Cast and Crew
Robert Duvall  ......  Prentice Ritter
Thomas Haden Church  ......  Tom Harte
Greta Scacchi  ......  Nola Johns
Chris Mulkey  ......  Big Ears
Rusty Schwimmer  ......  Big Rump Kate
Scott Cooper  ......  Gilpin
Director  .....  Walter Hill
Producer  .....  Walter Hill; Robert Duvall; Michael Frislev; Damian Ganczewski
Writer  .....  Alan Geoffrion
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the end of part 1 after #4 was raped, Tom shoots the rapist's thumbs off. First, he aims at the rapist's right hand, and the hand shown with an exploding thumb is a left hand. Then when Tom aims at the man's left hand, the exploding thumb is on a right hand. (more)

Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Quotes:
Prentice Ritter: We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities. (more)

Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 19 nominations (more)