The Broken Tower
“The truth is indecent”
2012•1h 51m•4.5•Released
DramaHistory
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 Franco
Writer
James Franco
Languages
English
Studio
Made In Film-Land
Cast
James Franco
Hart Crane
Stacey Miller
Mrs. Cowley
Vince Jolivette
American Man in Paris
Betsy Franco
Mother Crane
Dave Franco
Young Hart Crane
David Rothstadt
Poetry Reading Attendant
David Gerson
Drunken Cafe Attendant
Sean Patrick Murray
Movie Theater Attendant
Gary Abrams
Angry Boxing Fan
Ira Berkowitz
Poetry Enthusiast
Michael Shannon
Emile
Richard Abate
Father Crane
Paul Mariani
Alfred Stieglitz
Dylan Goodwin
Young Truck Driver
Caroline Aragon
French Cafe Owner
Production
Company
Made In Film-Land
Company
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Company
Focus Features
Producer
Caroline Aragon
Producer
James Franco
Producer
Vince Jolivette
Producer
Miles Levy
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