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The Broken Tower is a 2011 American black-and-white student film directed, written, produced, edited by and starring James Franco. The film was made by Franco as his Masters 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 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.
Original Release
03/27/2012
US Release
04/27/2012
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Franco | Hart Crane |
Michael Shannon | Emile |
Richard Abate | Father Crane |
Betsy Franco | Mother Crane |
Paul Mariani | Alfred Stieglitz |
Shandor Garrison | Gorham Munson |
Stacey Miller | Mrs. Cowley |
Dylan Goodwin | Young Truck Driver |
John Morrow | Young Sailor |
Ivo Juhani | French Man in Library |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Franco | Hart Crane |
Michael Shannon | Emile |
Richard Abate | Father Crane |
Betsy Franco | Mother Crane |
Paul Mariani | Alfred Stieglitz |
Shandor Garrison | Gorham Munson |
Stacey Miller | Mrs. Cowley |
Dylan Goodwin | Young Truck Driver |
John Morrow | Young Sailor |
Ivo Juhani | French Man in Library |
Vince Jolivette | American Man in Paris |
Fallon Goodsen | American Woman in Paris |
Caroline Aragon | French Cafe Owner |
Sebastián Celis | Deckhand |
Will Rawls | Factory Worker |
Kazy Tauginas | Boxer |
Aztec Musicians Grupo de Danza Azteca Chichimeca Ome Acati | Musical Group |
Alejandro León | Dancer |
Alejandra Sosa del Rio | Dancer |
Cármen Mera | Dancer / Singer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jeff Most | Executive Producer |
Jeff Rice | Executive Producer |
John Morrow | Producer |
Vince Jolivette | Producer |
James Franco | Producer |
Caroline Aragon | Producer |
Nicolás Celis | Producer |
Monica Hoenig | Producer |
Miles Levy | Producer |