The Broken Tower

1h 51m
DramaHistory
4.7

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

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
Sebastián Celis
Deckhand

Crew

James Franco
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Paul Mariani
Novel
Christina Alexandra Voros
Director of Photography
Caroline Aragon
Producer
Vince Jolivette
Producer
Miles Levy
Producer
Nicolás Celis
Line Producer
Monica Hoenig
Line Producer
Kristen Adams
Production Design
Maciek Hamela
Sound Recordist
Neil Benezra
Original Music Composer

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