Rio Bravo (John Wayne, Dean Martin)

Directed by
Howard Hawks

Writing credits
B.H. McCampbell (short story)
Jules Furthman (screenplay) ...

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Genre: Western / Romance / Drama

Tagline: John Wayne The big guy with the battered hat... and Dean Martin the ragged woman-wrecked castoff called Dude... and Ricky Nelson The rockin' babyfaced gunfisted kid...

Plot Summary:

John Wayne The big guy with the battered hat... and Dean Martin the ragged woman-wrecked castoff called Dude... and Ricky Nelson The rockin' babyfaced gunfisted kid... And Time Was Running Out Through Bullet Holes At Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo"

User Comments: Very Good Western With Strong Cast & Enjoyable Characters

User Rating: 8.0/10 (7,070 votes) top 250: #212

Complete credited cast:
	John Wayne	....	Sheriff John T. Chance
	Dean Martin	....	Dude ('Borach n')
	Ricky Nelson	....	Colorado Ryan
	Angie Dickinson	....	Feathers
	Walter Brennan	....	Stumpy
	Ward Bond	....	Pat Wheeler
	John Russell	....	Nathan Burdette
	Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales	....	Carlos Robante
	Estelita Rodriguez	....	Consuela Robante
	Claude Akins	....	Joe Burdette
	Malcolm Atterbury	....	Jake (stage driver)
	Harry Carey Jr.	....	Harold (scenes deleted)

Runtime: 141 min
Country: USA
Language: English / Spanish
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification: Finland:K-16 / France:U (re-release) / Norway:16 / Sweden:15 / UK:PG / USA:Unrated / West Germany:12

Trivia: John Wayne wore the same belt buckle that held up his pants in Red River (1948).

User Comments:

1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Very Good Western With Strong Cast & Enjoyable Characters, 4 November 2004
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

A decent western with an interesting story to begin with, the high-quality cast and enjoyable characters make "Rio Bravo" more than just a good western. The main "good guy" characters are a nice mix of personalities, and they are easy to pull for. It also doesn't hurt to have a gifted storyteller like Howard Hawks in command of it all.

John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, and Ricky Nelson make a very interesting combination, and except for Nelson, their screen presence is impressive. They always seem natural together, and they look at home in the situation. Even Nelson is adequate, and his character does get a few good moments. There are some very good scenes that simply involve their otherwise routine interactions with one another. Angie Dickinson and Estelita Rodriguez also make sure that the men don't get to have all the fun.

The story is often a bit far-fetched, but it's interesting and entertaining.

It's the kind of story that fans of classic westerns like to see, and in this case it is significantly aided by the extra life that the cast gives to it, and by Hawks's skilled craftsmanship. It's not hard to see why this has retained its place among the favorites of the genre.

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