Western ·Drama · United States of America · 1959 · 2h 21m

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo poster
Director
Howard Hawks
Cast
John Wayne as Sheriff John T. Chance Dean Martin as Dude Ricky Nelson as Colorado Ryan Angie Dickinson as Feathers Walter Brennan as Stumpy Ward Bond as Pat Wheeler
Crew
Russell Harlan — Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Jules Furthman — Screenplay Leigh Brackett — Screenplay Howard Hawks — Producer
Tagline

They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Rio Bravo — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small townsheriffgunmarshaltexasdeputymurderjailalcoholicstagecoachgamblerbased on short story
Key Collaborators
Howard Hawks Director Russell Harlan Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Jules Furthman Screenplay Leigh Brackett Screenplay Howard Hawks Producer Marjorie Best Costume Design
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