Directed by:
Howard HawksCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, John Russell, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Estelita Rodriguez, Claude Akins (more)VOD (3)
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Classic western drama directed by Howard Hawks. Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) is holding a murderous villain in his cell while waiting for a magistrate to collect him for trial. The criminal's associates are desperate to free him, and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal. Chance's only allies are his drunken deputy (Dean Martin), a wily old coot (Walter Brennan) and an eager young hothead (Rick Nelson). (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Basically, it's an enjoyable conversational film set in a tightly confined space in a backwoods town, with an unexpected amount of verbal humour, sparse action for a western (which doesn't matter here in the slightest) and likeable performances from all involved. I never liked John Wayne, but sheriffs, green berets and alpha males were his reliable acting style.
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John Wayne, known as Duke, is simply a classic of American westerns and the film "Rio Bravo" is among the most classic examples of what we can find in American westerns with Wayne. Simply put, it is a classic. Several interesting facts came together in the film. Besides being in color, John Wayne collaborated with director Howard Hawks, who became famous for films like "The Big Sleep," "Red River," or his contribution to the film "The Thing from Another World," just to venture a bit into the realm of horror, but it's true, he was not the main director of this film. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/02/rio-bravo-1959-80.html
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