Broken Trail (2006): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Here's the full cast of Broken Trail (2006) — who plays who — plus where to watch and the essential facts about this TV series. THEY NEVER MEANT TO BE HEROES.

Where to watch

Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.

Cast

Robert Duvall as Prentice Ritter; Thomas Haden Church as Tom Harte; Greta Scacchi as Nola Johns; Chris Mulkey as Big Ears; Rusty Schwimmer as Big Rump Kate; Gwendoline Yeo as Sun Foy 'aka' #3; Valerie Tian as Ging Wa 'aka' #5; Olivia Cheng as Ye Fung 'aka' #4

About Broken Trail

The story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who transport 500 horses from Oregon to Wyoming to sell them to the British Army. Along the way, their simple horse drive is complicated when they rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader, saving them from a life of prostitution and indentured servitude. Compelled to do the right thing, they take the girls with them as they continue their perilous trek across the frontier, followed by a vicious gang of killers sent by the whorehouse madam who originally paid for the girls.

Broken Trail weaves together two historical events: the British buying horses in the American West in the late 19th century and Chinese women being transported from the West Coast to the interior to serve as prostitutes.

More like Broken Trail

• Hell on Wheels
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