Rio Bravo poster

Rio Bravo( 1959)

TV-MAWestern
78%
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They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!

Overview

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      John Chance

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      Dean Martin

      Dude

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      Ricky Nelson

      Colorado Ryan

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      Angie Dickinson

      Feathers

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      Walter Brennan

      Stumpy

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      Ward Bond

      Pat Wheeler

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      John Russell

      Nathan Burdette

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      Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

      Carlos Robante

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      Estelita Rodriguez

      Consuela Robante

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      Claude Akins

      Joe Burdette

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      Malcolm Atterbury

      Jake

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Harold

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      Walter Barnes

      Charlie (uncredited)

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      George Bell

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Noble 'Kid' Chissell

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Cecil Combs

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Myron Healey

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Cactus Mack

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Mathew McCue

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Frank Mills

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Kansas Moehring

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Jack Perry

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Danny Sands

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Sailor Vincent

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Bob Whitney

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      Nesdon Booth

      (uncredited)

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      Robert Donner

      (uncredited)

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      Ted White

      (uncredited)

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      George Bruggeman

      Clem (uncredited)

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      Buck Bucko

      Barber (uncredited)

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      Yakima Canutt

      Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

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      Chuck Roberson

      Gunman (uncredited)

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      Albert Cavens

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Tom Monroe

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Fred Graham

      2nd Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)

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      Eugene Iglesias

      1st Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)

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      Joe Gray

      Card Player (uncredited)

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      Dean Smith

      Card-Playing Burdette Henchman (uncredited)

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      Riley Hill

      Messenger (uncredited)

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      Richard LaMarr

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Gordon Mitchell

      Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight (uncredited)

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      Bob Reeves

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Bing Russell

      Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)

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      Bob Steele

      Matt Harris (uncredited)

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      Bud Cokes

      Barfly (uncredited)

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      David O. McCall

      Bartender (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Mon Nov 25 2019
    The good outweighs the bad in Hawks macho movie. Filmed by Howard Hawks as a response to what he saw as none macho cinema in Gary Cooper's acclaimed High Noon, Rio Bravo has moments of brilliance that are sadly coupled with failings that are not Hawksian peccadilloes. The macho plot is simple but wholly effective as our heavily out numbered heroes (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan & Ricky Nelson) defend a jail house against a marauding mob trying to release an incarcerated friend. This alone sounds grand but the truth is, is that it takes the film nigh on close to 100 minutes to get...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1200000.00

    Revenue

    5750000.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • sheriff
    • gun
    • marshal
    • texas
    • deputy
    • murder
    • jail
    • alcoholic
    • stagecoach
    • gambler
    • based on short story
    • gunfighter
    • technicolor
    • two guns belt