---
title: 'Broken Arrow (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Woo'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/broken-arrow-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115759/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Broken Arrow (1996)

1996 · 110 min · Action, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Broken Arrow is a 1996 American action film directed by John Woo, and written by Graham Yost. The film stars John Travolta, Christian Slater, and Samantha Mathis. The plot follows the theft of two American nuclear weapons, the attempts of U.S. military authorities to recover them, and the feud between Travolta's and Slater's characters. Broken Arrow was released by 20th Century Fox on February 9, 1996.
The film was a commercial success, receiving mixed reviews and grossing $150.2 million against a $50 million budget.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Screenplay:** [Graham Yost](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-yost)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Mark Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-gordon), [Terence Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-chang), [Bill Badalato](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-badalato)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-levy)
- **Editor:** [Joe Hutshing](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hutshing), [John Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wright), [Steve Mirkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-mirkovich)

## Cast

- [Shaun Toub](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-toub)
- [Kurtwood Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurtwood-smith)
- [Delroy Lindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/delroy-lindo)
- [Carmen Argenziano](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-argenziano)
- [Christian Slater](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-slater)
- [Bob Gunton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-gunton)
- [French Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/french-stewart)
- [Vondie Curtis-Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/vondie-curtis-hall)
- [Samantha Mathis](https://cinepixo.com/people/samantha-mathis)
- [James MacDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-macdonald)
- [John Travolta](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-travolta)
- [Chris Mulkey](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-mulkey)
- [Jack Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-thompson)
- [Casey Biggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-biggs)
- [Raymond Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-cruz)

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