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Red River (1948)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (7,924 votes)
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Overview

Directors:
Howard Hawks
Arthur Rosson (co-director)
Writers:
Borden Chase (Saturday Evening Post story)
Borden Chase (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 September 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
Greatest Spectacle Ever! more
Plot:
Dunson is driving his cattle to Red River when his adopted son, Matthew, turns against him. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Benchmark Western more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Thomas Dunson

Montgomery Clift ... Matthew 'Matt' Garth
Joanne Dru ... Tess Millay

Walter Brennan ... 'Groot' Nadine
Coleen Gray ... Fen (also as Colleen Gray)
Harry Carey ... Mr. Melville (as Harry Carey Sr.)
John Ireland ... Cherry Valance
Noah Beery Jr. ... Buster McGee
Harry Carey Jr. ... Dan Latimer
Chief Yowlachie ... Quo (as Chief Yowlatchie)
Paul Fix ... Teeler Yacey

Hank Worden ... Simms Reeves
Mickey Kuhn ... Matt, as a boy
Ray Hyke ... Walt Jergens
Hal Taliaferro ... Old Leather (as Hal Talliaferro)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The River Is Red (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
133 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Norway:16 | USA:Unrated | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Elgin, Arizona, USA more
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Trivia:
Five dams were built to bring the San Pedro River in Arizona, where the crossings were shot, to flood stage. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When they are driving the cattle and go to the aid of the wagon train, a communications mast can be seen on the hill in the background of one shot of the five horsemen. The next shot is a closer view of one rider and the mast can be seen even more clearly. more
Quotes:
Sims Reeves: Plantin' and readin', plantin' and readin'. Fill a man full o' lead, stick him in the ground an' then read words on him. Why, when you've killed a man, why try to read the Lord in as a partner on the job? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Settle Down more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Benchmark Western, 15 November 1999
Author: elgee from Brisbane Australia

You don't have to use up too much of your imagination to get into and to appreciate this Epic, Howard Hawks does a manificent job in bringing to us a story that depicts the strengths ( and weaknesses ) of early pioneers in the American West. In Red River, Hawks clearly makes us aware of the hardships and loneliness settlers experienced doing their thing, particularly on cattle drives. John Wayne, as always in his element astride a horse, does a great job portraying the single minded cattle Baron Tom Dunson. He looked comfortable in the role with all his regulars like Harry Carey Snr. and Jnr,.Hank Worden and Walter Brennan around him and, along with Hawks is responsible for the Movie being as good as it is. You could almost taste the dust and sweat as Dunson bullies his way along the cattle drive, ignoring advice, doing what a man has to do and saying often, ' I'll read over them in the mornin ', then, being left in the dust himself after his men and his adopted son Matthew Garth...... played by Mongomery Clift.... decide they've had enough. We always knew they'd meet up with each other again, and when they did....what a showdown! Dunson catches up with them in Abeline, gets off his horse when he sees Garth and bullies his way again, this time through a herd of cattle to get to him. That walk Wayne makes amongst the cows is a classic. For a big guy he's got a lot of balance, never losing his stride as he forces his way through the herd, turns, draws and fires at Cherry Valance....played by another resident bad guy of the era, John Ireland....gets hit with a bullet from Valance, crosses the railway track then proceeds to beat up on the only man game enough to stand up to him, and in the process gets a bit of a pasting himself. Fantastic stuff!! Both Clift and Brennan, who played Dunson's old friend Groot Nadine give fine supporting roles, particularly Brennan with his excellent narrative throughout the Movie. Made in 1948, Red River is a great Western and perhaps had much to do in setting standards for others to follow.

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