Overview:
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.| Status: | Released (1959-03-18) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins & 5 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $12,535,000 |
| Screen: | Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures, Armada Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 4165: John Wayne - John Chance
- 4299: Dean Martin - Dude
- 4300: Ricky Nelson - Colorado Ryan
- 4301: Angie Dickinson - Feathers
- 4302: Walter Brennan - Stumpy
- 4303: Ward Bond - Pat Wheeler
- 4304: John Russell - Nathan Burdette
Crews
- 4308: Russell Harlan - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4309: Folmar Blangsted - Editor - Editing
- 4312: Marjorie Best - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 11435: Howard Hawks - Director - Directing
- 4298: Leigh Brackett - Screenplay - Writing
- 11435: Howard Hawks - Producer - Production
- 1077688: Leo K. Kuter - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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The good outweighs the bad in Hawks macho movie. Filmed by Howard Hawks as a response to what he saw as none macho cinema in Gary Cooper's acclaimed High Noon, Rio Bravo has moments of brilliance that are sadly coupled with failings that are not Hawksian peccadilloes. The macho ....
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Sherriff "John T." (John Wayne) is saddled with a drunken deputy "Dude" (Dean Martin) just at a time when local landowner "Burdette" (John Russell) is besieging the jail to extricate his murderous brother. Luckily, his friend "Pat" (Ward Bond) drives his wagon train through the town ....
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