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Red River Reviews

1948

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RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew Garth, a young boy orphaned by an .. Read more

Starring	John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., John Wayne, Montgomery Clift
Director	Howard Hawks
Genres	Action/Adventure

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- Hawks' leisurely adaptation of Borden Chase's story about the establishing of the Chisholm Trail by Wayne and Clift's... read more on Time Out
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  It is a reflection of ...
  
  It is a reflection of the lowley status the western is currently held that few subscribers seem to have viewed this movie if nil reviews are anything to go by. ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Sep 2004 at 15:02
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  Hyped as one of the best Westerns---it's not : but Duke "brings it thru" like a cattle drive:)
  
  John Wayne, Walter Brennan , a host of splendid supporting stalwarts, and the direction of one of the greats in cinema....and the least you can expect is a 3.5... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
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  - suffolk
  - 22 Oct 2011 at 22:05
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  Red River
  
  Great movie showing a believable slice of what cattle driving may have been like.
  
  Wayne's character is that of a flawed obsessive tyrant.
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- - Siegmund
  - 2 reviews
  - pe289bs
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 19:05
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  Classic picture
  
  This was Hollywood at it's most breathtaking. A story of a thousand mile cattle drive between Texas and Missouri. Mano a mano, high stakes and a big prize ... read more »
  
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- - Picturehead
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  - Stratford-upon-Avon
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 13:34
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  Riding roughshod
  
  This really does not make it. All cows and boys. The girls barely rate as bit parts.
  
  Right-wing cow poke, Wayne, puts up two fingers to 'Indians... read more »
  
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- - MichaelKenward
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  - Staplefield, Sussex
  - 26 Apr 2010 at 19:33
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  Red River
  
  this was one of the greatest westerns with john wayne in me and my dad loved it as we both love westerns like my dad said they dont make them like that any more... read more »
  
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 22 Apr 2010 at 17:11
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  Red River (1948)
  
  Perhaps the finest of the old traditional Westerns, and a clear attempt by Hawks to beat John Ford at his own game. Wayne is here presented surprisingly ... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
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  - Rochester
  - 04 Dec 2009 at 10:40
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  Long Red River
  
  John Wayne in one of his finest roles as the maverick cowboy on the trail who splits to start his own ranch and is usurped by Montgomery Clift's character, ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
  - 18 Apr 2009 at 21:12
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  Simply one of the best ever
  
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  What can you say about Red River? Probably one of the Duke's best and quite a complex film for the genre. A difficult father/son relationship, the power ... read more »
  
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- - markmac99
  - 6 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 06 Feb 2009 at 18:20
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  stay on your sofa and drink your tea
  
  Classic western with John Wayne in top form as the driven cattle man and Montgomery Cliff and Harry Carrey Sr (surely one of the best actor names ever along ... read more »
  
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- - hardtoplease
  - 31 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 10:19
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  red river
  
  very good typical john wayne western classic
  
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- - ricky
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  - 30 Apr 2008 at 19:06
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- - 10
  - 1
  It is a reflection of ...
  
  It is a reflection of the lowley status the western is currently held that few subscribers seem to have viewed this movie if nil reviews are anything to go by. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 48147
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Sep 2004 at 15:02
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  Classic picture
  
  This was Hollywood at it's most breathtaking. A story of a thousand mile cattle drive between Texas and Missouri. Mano a mano, high stakes and a big prize ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 939521
- - Picturehead
  - 2 reviews
  - Stratford-upon-Avon
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 13:34
- - 1
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  Long Red River
  
  John Wayne in one of his finest roles as the maverick cowboy on the trail who splits to start his own ranch and is usurped by Montgomery Clift's character, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 744998
- - Cato
  - 591 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 18 Apr 2009 at 21:12
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  Red River (1948)
  
  Perhaps the finest of the old traditional Westerns, and a clear attempt by Hawks to beat John Ford at his own game. Wayne is here presented surprisingly ... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
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  - Rochester
  - 04 Dec 2009 at 10:40
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  REASONABLE WESTERN
  
  This is a pretty good western with interesting characters, some memorable lines and decent John Wayne performance. The only qualms I have are that it was ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester, England
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 12:45
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  red river
  
  excelent drama -western a must for any john wayne fan
  
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  - bham
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 19:54
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  Another good Hawks western
  
  My second Howard Hawkes western and another enjoyable one. John Wayne plans to rustle 9,000 cattle a 1,000 miles to save his stock following a similar storyline... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
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  - St Helens
  - 07 Aug 2005 at 16:08
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  5 years before the real Hawks masterpiece...
  
  I've always considered 'Red River'to be an eminently watchable film, but not one of Hawks' best!
  
  Prior to this DVD I hadn't seen ... read more »
  
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- - Robt P.
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  - 22 Feb 2006 at 10:55
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  John Wayne
  
  Classic John Wayne film
  
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  - Dunbar, Scotland
  - 24 Mar 2006 at 12:37
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  classic western
  
  this is the first time i have seen this movie and it was well worth the wait. john wayne at he's best
  
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  - england
  - 16 May 2006 at 19:02

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Critics' reviews
- Hawks' leisurely adaptation of Borden Chase's story about the establishing of the Chisholm Trail by Wayne and Clift's... read more on Time Out
- 43493
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- Brawling Western, a bit serious and long drawn out but with splendid action sequences.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38

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  RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew Garth,...