Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo
7.8

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Directed by: Howard Hawks

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.

Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo

Reviews (2)

  • John Chard (Rated: 7)

    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 b...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 8)

    Sherriff "John T." (John Wayne) is saddled with a drunken deputy "Dude" (Dean Martin) just at a time when local landowner "Burdette" (John Russell) is besieging the jail to extricate his murderous brother. Luckily, his friend "Pat" (Ward Bond) drives his wagon train through the town and he's got the...

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