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Red River

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Red River (1948)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 19  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
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RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew... [More]
RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew Garth, a young boy orphaned by an Indian raid. Years later, Matthew (Montgomery Clift) returns from the Civil War and joins Dunson on a massive cattle drive north undertaken to avoid financial ruin. Stampedes and Indian attacks build tension, but it is Dunson's ironfisted leadership that causes the most problems, finally bringing the action to a boiling point that pits father against son. This bold canvas of the American frontier features stirring performances, including Clift in his first film and Wayne in one of his finest and most complex roles, stunning photography shot on location in Arizona, and a perfect balance of action, drama, romance, and comedy from one of Hollywood's greatest directors. [Less]

Genre: Westerns

Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Coleen Gray

Director: Howard Hawks
Producer: Howard Hawks
Screenwriter: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 18, 1997

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access

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The staging of physical conflict is deadly, equalling anything yet seen on the screen.

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05/13/08 05:14 PM
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Howard Hawks stages the definitive cow opera with beautiful, lyrical, exciting sequences of stampeding, rough weather, cowboying and Indian skirmishes.

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05/13/08 05:12 PM
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Of the may big names involved in the making of Red River, few made greater films.

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05/13/08 05:09 PM
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02/11/08 03:52 PM
Cole Smithey
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A grand, sprawling tale of the civilizing of the west.

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07/15/07 05:47 PM
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
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This brilliant Hawks Western, one of the decade's best, has been interpreted in different ways, but at its core is the contrast between John Wayne's and Montgomery Clift's leadership style and perception of manhood.

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12/22/06 10:38 PM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Hawks never did anything self-consciously. You always realize how great his films are after you're through enjoying yourself.

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05/06/06 03:37 AM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Immaculately shot by Russell Harlan, perfectly performed by a host of Hawks regulars, and shot through with dark comedy, it's probably the finest Western of the '40s.

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02/09/06 03:16 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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07/02/05 04:04 PM
Emanuel Levy
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04/08/05 09:02 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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03/30/05 11:06 PM
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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10/10/03 11:00 AM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Even despite a big let-down, which fortunately comes near the end, it stands sixteen hands above the level of routine horse opera these days. So strap on your trusty six-shooters and race to the wind-swept Capitol, you lovers of good old Western fiction.

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05/20/03 05:19 PM
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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09/22/02 03:55 PM
Robert Roten
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It's the best western of the 1940s.

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05/22/02 11:36 AM
Dennis Schwartz
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Filled with beautiful black and white photography, especially for its era, Red River is an atmospheric ride a la Unforgiven.

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10/09/01 09:44 AM
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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There have been many classic westerns but this Hawks masterpiece certainly ranks among the best of the genre.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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It's a sign of the movie's complexity that John Wayne, often typecast, is given a tortured, conflicted character to play.

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Red River (1948) is a classic western (considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made), a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive

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01/01/00 12:00 AM
Tim Dirks
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