statia13 This film does not receive the recognition that it deserves. The cinematography is beyond excellent! The cast is great, the story line and script are superb, not to mention that this is a true story. I ask you, what's better than true history? I could watch this movie over and over again, and that's a rare thing for me. I could even watch it with no sound, because the scenery is so breathtaking, and the filming is the best I've seen.The story begins around the turn of the century, late 1800s. Things were coming to a change, but this is a story of a real horse drive. Along the way, many challenges arise that make this movie a gripping surprise that keeps your interest along the way. You can almost feel the cool water of the Snake River when the travelers dip their feet, or feel their anxiety when they run across foes on the trail. For anyone who is hungry for a good western, and has not yet seen this production, I highly recommend it. It doesn't get any better!

Doug Thorburn AMC's first full-length original motion picture was deservedly the most-watched program in the network's history. Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church), Print's nephew, were two horse wranglers driving a herd of 400 mustangs across wild country with gorgeous backdrops from Oregon to Wyoming in 1898.The obstacle the two cowboys faced during their journey was in having to free and then protect five Chinese women from their kidnapper, who was selling them into prostitution. While the kidnapper was an obvious and vile alcoholic, not one reviewer, professional or otherwise, mentioned alcoholic egomania as the driver behind the iniquity; only that good, honest and honorable men saved the day. Yet, without alcoholism, such monsters would be few and far between and there would likely have been nothing to save the women from. Therefore, the story is rooted in the alcoholism-driven need to wield power in a particularly cruel way and, perhaps perversely, in the idea that non-alcoholics would never have had the opportunity to prove their mettle without alcoholism in the antagonist."Broken Trail" is a feast for the eyes and ears. It is well-written and gives an excellent taste of good vs. evil and right vs. wrong—-of non-addict virtue vs. alcoholism-fueled depravity.

Nazi_Fighter_David The film opens in Chinatown San Francisco, 1898 where we five exotic virgins from the Celestial Empire are bought by Captain Billy Fender (James Russo) to be sold as slaves and introduced into the brief and violent life of prostitution…Robert Duvall stars as "Print" Ritter, an old cowhand whose sister left a will inheriting all to him rather than to her own son, Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church) who lives in John Day Country Oregon...Print ignores why she has done it, or why was crossed between the two, but his sister done it…Print got the idea to buy a team of tough, high-desert mustangs—three to eight years of age—to take them to Sheridan, Wyoming to sell to the British Empire; the money they'll earn will be to increase their capital… And on the shares, Print figures a 25-75 split on profits after expenses and loan repayment to the bank… From this point, Hill's Western becomes a road movie, with all kinds of odd characters, from ugly villains to a friendly musician, but the key to "Broken Trail" is that through a series of circumstances, fate has placed the five Chinese innocent girls in the hands of Tom and his uncle… But the reality is another… Their families sold them to that rat captain heading out to the mining camp, where Kate, an odious saloon owner, bought them from an associate in San Francisco…Our two cowboys save the girls' lives from rape and take them along on their journey…With great photography, gorgeous vistas, perilous ground, sensible brave girls, good and decidedly courageous men, great action when it is necessary, and a big confrontation at the climax of the movie, Hill's Western is a must see film for the fans of the genre

Irving Warner This was a very worthwhile production, with excellent acting all the way through. Robert Duvall is brilliant, of course, as is his co-star. It is not an overwhelmingly good western,("Lonesome Dove", or "Unforgiven") and nor would I put it in the "superior" category with something like "Open Range" or "Will Penny". The second disk of the series really goes downhill, writing-wise, and you have events rather becoming muddled. The ending is also muddled. This dragged the movie down significantly. But, certainly the most outstanding part of this movie was the setting, photography and physical beauty of a horse drive--in "Broken Trail" the horses and herd were really a major character. The drovers and wranglers for this production deserved a special Emmy. And all of this was set in some of the most beautiful country available on the planet. A real pleasure to watch this movie.