Western · United States of America · 1948 · 2h 13m

Red River

Red River poster
Director
Howard Hawks
Cast
John Wayne as Thomas Dunson Montgomery Clift as Matthew Garth Joanne Dru as Tess Millay Walter Brennan as 'Groot' Nadine Coleen Gray as Fen Harry Carey as Mr. Melville
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Christian Nyby — Editor Howard Hughes — Editor Francis D. Lyon — Editor Jack Murray — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
Synopsis

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

Trailer Red River — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
texaskansas, usacattle driverevengeblack and whitecattleadopted childcattle empire1850s
Key Collaborators
Howard Hawks Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Christian Nyby Editor Howard Hughes Editor Francis D. Lyon Editor Jack Murray Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Borden Chase Screenplay Charles Schnee Screenplay Borden Chase Story Howard Hawks Producer
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