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1959 Certificate PG
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No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assists. Contains an interesting sing-along interlude among the .. Read more

Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Director Howard Hawks
Genres Action/Adventure

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Rio Bravo

No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assists. Contains an interesting sing-along interlude among the group, and yes, the Duke participates.

Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Ward Bond, Claude Akins, Walter Brennan, John Russell
Director Howard Hawks
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 16 mins
Blu-ray: 2 hrs 15 mins
HD DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Collections 100 Wild Westerns
Genres Action/Adventure
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
HD DVD: English
Released DVD: 14 Mar 2005
Blu-ray: 25 Feb 2008
HD DVD: 17 Mar 2008
Production year: 1959
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Rio Bravo

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  • 5 stars out of 5

    Under-rated at the time of its release, this majestically paced western is one of the finest achievements of the genre, and stands as a career-best for many of its participants, its above-average length and simplistic plot masking a work of depth and artistry. Originally intended by director Howard Hawks as a riposte to the liberal High Noon, the quality and class of this movie owe little to what had gone before, save some dialogue lifted from Hawks's earlier To Have and Have Not. This is a definitive study of male camaraderie, particularly in the wordless opening sequence as John Wayne attempts to preserve the drunken Dean Martin's dignity. The casting is perfect (if you believe Ricky Nelson as a gunslinger) and the sense of fun contagious. Superb Technicolor photography and a Dimitri Tiomkin score provide the icing on a very impressive cake.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 2 stars out of 4

    Cheerfully overlong and slow-moving Western in which everybody, including the director, does his thing. All very watchable for those with time to spare, but more a series of revue sketches than an epic.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Excellent western and I'm not a John Wayne fan

    Somebody was talking to me about how good they thought that Open Range was and I found this film to be very similar in its style with a surprisingly good performance from John Wayne holding the attention. I'm not a big fan of his, finding his acting a bit limited by the boundaries of his own personality yet this film is one that I really enjoyed. Some really surprising dialogue, decent action and good characterisation turned this into a very enjoyable western. It has dated slightly, with the final five minutes being a bit of a drag but it was tense, funny, dramatic and most importantly, entertaining. My first Howard Hawks western and I'll definitely be having a look at some others.

      • McClennan from St Helens
      • Posted 02 Jun 2005 10:52

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    QUALITY

    Probably a benchmark that all great westerns aspire to, Rio Bravo features the man himself (John Wayne) and also has crooner Dean Martin to add spice to the mixture. Walter Brennan is always affable as that `old chap`, there is a dame (of course!) and the film picks an exciting storyline with classic western scenes. Very enjoyable and thank goodness it's in technicolor unlike most Howard Hawk films!

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 23 Aug 2004 18:12

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3,073 Member ratings
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