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The Broken Tower
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The Broken Tower

2012•1h 51m•Drama•History
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Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

“The truth is indecent”

Top Cast

James Franco

James Franco

Hart Crane

Stacey Miller

Mrs. Cowley

Vince Jolivette

American Man in Paris

Betsy Franco

Mother Crane

Dave Franco

Dave Franco

Young Hart Crane

David Rothstadt

Poetry Reading Attendant

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Rating

4.7/ 10

Release Date

2012-04-27

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

DramaHistory

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User Reviews (1)

Kenneth Axel Carlsson

7/10
•1/2/2015
This movie is about the life and death of the poet, Hart Crane (James Franco). It details his life, working for his father, trying to find time for his poetry, but also about his love life as a gay man. It is actually a very straightfoward movie, ...