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HILL ON THE PLAINS -- In the making-of documentary attached to the Western epic "Broken Trail" (Sony), Walter Hill, the co-producer and director of this three-hour 2006 AMC miniseries, defines the genre in terms of men working things out for themselves without recourse to civilization. That fits the expansive, lyrical "Broken Trail" as well as Hill's brilliantly claustrophobic pilot episode of "Deadwood" (2004), which won him an Emmy (and is available in the first-season boxed set from HBO). In "Broken Trail," set in the late eighteen-hundreds, Robert Duvall plays Print Ritter, an old rancher who enlists his nephew, Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church), in a five-hundred-head horse drive. En route from Oregon to Wyoming, they become the guardians of five young Chinese beauties about to be delivered into whoredom. Tom and Print bring Old Testament justice as well as charity to their mission, and Hill imbues every killing of an animal or a human with its full weight and shock. The romance of the genre emerges partly from the exhilaration of pioneers moving through a verdant, open landscape, coaxing tons of horseflesh to do their bidding. But it also comes ...
- AMC Breaks New Ground with Broken Trail; AMC to Debut First Ever Original Movie...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 12, 2006 700+ words
...Directed by Walter Hill, Directors Guild...Last Man Standing, BROKEN TRAIL is written by Alan...Lonesome Dove. BROKEN TRAIL marks cinematographer...collaboration with Walter Hill, after such projects...American Legend. BROKEN TRAIL began production...
- Walter Hill veers from his usual Westerns in `Broken Trail'.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune June 20, 2006 700+ words
...Luaine Lee BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. _ Director Walter Hill always shoots from...of all that." Hill got his wish when...about directing "Broken Trail," a four-hour...shirt, he admits "Broken Trail" exposes a kinder, gentler Hill. "I'm usually...
- AMC Scores Highest Ratings in Network History with Premiere of First Ever...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 27, 2006 700+ words
...million). In addition, Broken Trail was the second most watched...based on HH delivery. Broken Trail premiered on AMC on Sunday...winning director Walter Hill. Please note the following...premiere of part one of Broken Trail: --The AMC original...
- Final Numbers for Two-Day Premiere of AMC's Original Movie Event, Broken Trail;...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 28, 2006 700+ words
...1.3) --On Monday, Broken Trail was the #1 telecast among...quality of this epic movie." Broken Trail is a heroic western story...award winning director Walter Hill. The ratings success of Broken Trail is a culmination of a multi...
- Duvall proves the classic Western lives on in `Broken Trail'.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) June 21, 2006 700+ words
...hours each night, "Broken Trail's" actual running...free presentation of "Broken Trail." It's a great movie...breathe on its own. ___ BROKEN TRAIL 8 p.m. EDT Sunday...Directed by: Walter Hill Running time: 4 hrs...
- Westerns wield audience appeal.(MINI: BROKEN TRAIL)("Broken Trail')
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Weisman, Jon June 11, 2007 700+ words
...financing complications, "Broken Trail" once looked like a...behind director Walter Hill, writer Alan Geoffrion...where we got it to go," Hill says. "But it was the...shooting script of "Broken Trail" ended up at 142 pages...minute project, but Hill had just the right amount...
- `Broken Trail,' 4-hour miniseries Sunday and Monday on AMC.
- News wire article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA) June 22, 2006 700+ words
...directed by Walter Hill ("The Long Riders...Deadwood" pilot), "Broken Trail" is the first original...on occasion in "Broken Trail" and Alan Geoffrion...At its heart, "Broken Trail" is a simple...eyes of poets, Hill and his cinematographer...
- Duvall brings credibility to AMC's 'Broken Trail'.
- News wire article from: Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) June 19, 2006 700+ words
...s miniseries "Broken Trail." The role puts...job different. "Broken Trail" was different...directed by Walter Hill. He has directed...carefully,'" Hill says with a smile...co-stars in "Broken Trail," is seated next...
- Back in the saddle: Duvall produces, stars in 'Broken Trail' miniseries for AMC.
- News wire article from: Blade (Toledo, OH) June 23, 2006 700+ words
...the difference. But Broken Trail, which is AMC's first...through the mountains. Broken Trail, which was initially...action filmmaker Walter Hill (48 Hours, The Long...As a warm-up for Broken Trail, AMC will show, for...
- Playing Cowboys and Indians; `Wounded Knee,' `Broken Trail' Join `Starter Wife'...
- Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek Atkin, Hillary August 13, 2007 700+ words
...Church in AMC's "Broken Trail''; Joe Mantegna in...Western directed by Walter Hill and starring Robert...he wanted a part in "Broken Trail.'' He got the role...prostitute Nola Johns in "Broken Trail.'' Ms. Scacchi took...
