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Rio Bravo Reviews

1959

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Set in Texas during the late 1860s, Rio Bravo is a story of men (and women) and a town under siege. Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) is holding Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), a worthless, drunken thug, for the murder of an unarmed man in a fight in a saloon -- the problem is that Joe is the brother of wealthy .. Read more

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

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  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 ... read more »
  
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  Rio Bravo
  
  Rio Bravo
  
  The Duke turns out another awesome film, it’s truly great, the cast is credible and the story is enjoyable. A must for John Wayne fans... read more »
  
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- - ian3
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  - 26 Jun 2011 at 19:30
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  Wonderful classic western
  
  Howard Hawks' classic western stars screen legend John Wayne as the sheriff of a small Texas town, who's trying to hold a murderer in jail until the ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Mar 2011 at 13:33
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  One of the best
  
  Certainly one of the best of the old style westerns. Especially if, like me, you're a Dean Martin and John Wayne fan.
  
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  - Gravesend, Kent
  - 24 Dec 2010 at 02:40
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  perfection on screen.
  
  an amazing film and one which you can really sit down and invest in. great work from everyone involved make this one of the best westerns ever.
  
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- - thebishmeister
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  - Brizzle
  - 28 Oct 2010 at 20:45
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  One of the best ever Westerns
  
  Once upon a time the Western was a major film genre where creative writers, directors, actors and others recreated the mythic west for a mass audience of ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
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  - 14 Jul 2010 at 12:19
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  Rio Bravo
  
  I rented this film because my husband loves both John Wayne and Dean Martin's singing so this was bound to be a winning combination. An age old story of bad... read more »
  
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- - LadyTintin
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  - Highland
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 20:23
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  rio bravo
  
  this was a good film to watch i enjoyed watching it and could watch it again as it was so good
  
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 02:33
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  Classic
  
  One of the major works of the western genre and classic Hollywood. Howard Hawks beautifully and simple western with a stirring John Wayne performance as the ... read more »
  
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- - GaryI
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  - March, Cambs
  - 17 Nov 2009 at 21:12
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  Rio Bravo
  
  Old fashioned now but well worth watching.
  
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  - 07 Sep 2009 at 19:00
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  BRAVO!!
  
  After seeing John Wayne in The Searchers i thought he was quite wooden and monotoned, after seeing him in Rio Bravo i now see him in a whole new light! he is ... read more »
  
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  The definitive western
  
  It says all that needs to be said about friendship, self respect, loyalty, courage, and, well, simply knowing and doing what's right! At its best the ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Jun 2004 at 21:09
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  Although I am a Wayne ...
  
  Although I am a Wayne fan, this is probably one of his most forgettable. I liked the El Dorado version better
  
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  - 08 Mar 2004 at 23:10
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  Iconoclastic western
  
  Ignore El Dorado... the recycled and inferior version.
  
  This is the one :)
  
  Great characters, great songs, great all round. Dean Martin in ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Jan 2004 at 13:05
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  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 ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Aug 2004 at 18:12
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  Great entertainment
  
  An unbelievable fairy tale but great entertainment. John Wayne playing John Wayne to perfection, Angie Dickenson a caricature of a seductress, Dean Martin and ... read more »
  
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- - Ray
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  - 07 Jun 2005 at 06:56
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  Classic movie
  
  Probably Dean Martin's best performance as the recovering alcoholic gun man.
  
  Fantastic script, taught, lean and funny in places. The love story ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Oct 2004 at 14:35
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  A Classic
  
  A classic John Wayne western with good suporting performances from Walter Brennan, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
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  - Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
  - 26 Sep 2005 at 20:07
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  Class
  
  Quality actors quality film.
  
  If you like good stories with good actors, if you like your westerns then you'll love this.
  
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- - Paul Wright
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  - 13 Nov 2005 at 19:06
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  Rio? Bravo!
  
  Even though it is slightly over-long and drags toward the end, 'Rio Bravo' is a classic of the Western genre. It's true that this is ostensibly a ... read more »
  
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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-...

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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-...

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  Set in Texas during the late 1860s, Rio Bravo is a story of men (and women) and a town under siege. Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) is holding Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), a worthless, drunken thug, for the murder of an unarmed man in a fight in a saloon -- the problem is that ...