

The Broken Tower
April 27, 2012•1h 51m•★ 4.6
DramaHistory
“The truth is indecent”
Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.
Director
James FrancoWriters
Cast

James Franco
Hart Crane
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Stacey Miller
Mrs. Cowley
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Vince Jolivette
American Man in Paris
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Betsy Franco
Mother Crane

Dave Franco
Young Hart Crane
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David Rothstadt
Poetry Reading Attendant
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David Gerson
Drunken Cafe Attendant
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Sean Patrick Murray
Movie Theater Attendant
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Gary Abrams
Angry Boxing Fan
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Ira Berkowitz
Poetry Enthusiast

Michael Shannon
Emile
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Richard Abate
Father Crane
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Paul Mariani
Alfred Stieglitz
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Dylan Goodwin
Young Truck Driver
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Caroline Aragon
French Cafe Owner
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Sebastián Celis
Deckhand