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A western tale, set in the days of the California Gold Rush, in which Miss Monroe appears as a saloon singer who falls into the capable arms of Robert Mitchum after she is cruelly abandoned by her husband, Calhoun. Read more

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Rory Calhoun
Director Otto Preminger
Genres Action/Adventure

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River of No Return

A western tale, set in the days of the California Gold Rush, in which Miss Monroe appears as a saloon singer who falls into the capable arms of Robert Mitchum after she is cruelly abandoned by her husband, Calhoun.

Starring Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum, Rory Calhoun
Director Otto Preminger
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Certificate DVD Certificate TBC.gif
Genres Action/Adventure
Language English
Released DVD: 05 Aug 2002
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of River of No Return

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Here's a chance to see Robert Mitchum mumble away to Marilyn Monroe and show us what a great job two stars can do with a creaking script and poor dialogue. This is an “event” movie, in that we do not really believe in Mitchum and Monroe cast adrift in the glorious scenery of the Canadian Rockies, but we heartily enjoy seeing them do it. In his only western, Otto Preminger directs with enough sense to let the actors shine within the confines of a far-fetched adventure tale. It's good entertainment as long as you suspend your critical faculties and let the sight of starry charisma suffice.

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

    Cheerful, clichéd star Western designed to exploit the splendours of early Cinemascope, and very adequate for this purpose.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    River of No Return

    This is an excellend 'oldie' - especially suited for the older generation and those who have loved Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum in their youth. Well worth watching.

      • A customer from England
      • Posted 09 Feb 2005 13:32

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    Good western yarn with two all-time movie greats

    Marilyn Monroe was in the middle of her career aged 28 when she starred in this Otto Preminger directed western. The movie was produced in “Glorious Cinemascope and Magnificent Stereophonic Sound”, both quite new concepts at the time, and much is made of this in the original cinema trailer, which is in the special features on the DVD, and is worth watching to see how they promoted the movie when it was released back in 1954. The plot is a bit thin, the script a bit iffy, but Marilyn is as sexy and provocative as ever, whether in her gorgeous saloon singer costumes, or just in shirt and jeans in the wilderness. A must-see for all red-blooded men who adore the sexiest woman who ever appeared in the movies. Women will no doubt drool over hunky Robert Mitchum playing his usual strong, silent type of western pioneer, a man with definite ideas of what is right and wrong, who stands up for what he believes in without compromise, and is ready to lay down his life for it if necessary. The sexual chemistry between Monroe and Mitchum is apparent, and these two all-time movie greats look good together. Yep – a good, rugged western tale, from back in the days when men were men and women were, well, women!

      • A customer from Warwickshire
      • Posted 30 Oct 2006 11:05

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