The Broken Tower (2012)
April 27, 2012Release Date
The Broken Tower (2012)
April 27, 2012Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
James Franco
Hart Crane
Michael Shannon
Emile
Stacey Miller
Mrs. Cowley
Richard Abate
Father Crane
Dave Franco
Young Hart Crane
David Rothstadt
Poetry Reading Attendant
Betsy Franco
Mother Crane
David Gerson
Drunken Cafe Attendant
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Details.
Release DateApril 27, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Filming LocationsNew York City, United States of America
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Wiki.
The Broken Tower is a 2011 American biographical drama film directed, written, produced, edited by and starring James Franco. The film was made by Franco as his master's thesis for his MFA in filmmaking from New York University. The film is about American poet Hart Crane. Franco appears in the starring role as Crane along with Michael Shannon as one of Crane's lovers. The Broken Tower made its world premiere in April 2011 at Boston College. It was shown at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) in June 2011. It was released to theatres in the United States on April 27, 2012, and released on DVD in 2012. The film includes the recitation by Franco of several of Crane's poems both as voice-over additions to the film, as well as actual readings of several poems rendered by Franco as portraying Crane himself.