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Headstrong Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot (Walter Brennan), and his protégé, Matt Garth (Montgomery Clift), an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.
  • Genre:
    western
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Howard Hawks
  • Producer:
    Howard Hawks
  • Writer:
    Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Production Co:
    Monterey Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Mono
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

John Wayne
Thomas Dunson
Montgomery Clift
Matt Garth
Walter Brennan
Groot Nadine
Joanne Dru
Tess Millay
Coleen Gray
Fen
John Ireland
Cherry Valance
Noah Beery Jr.
Buster McGee
Harry Carey
Mr. Melville
Harry Carey Jr.
Dan Latimer
Paul Fix
Teeler Yacey
Howard Hawks
Director
Borden Chase
Writer
Charles Schnee
Writer
Charles K. Feldman
Executive Producer
Howard Hawks
Producer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music
Russell Harlan
Cinematographer
Christian Nyby
Film Editor
John Datu
Art Direction
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Critic Reviews for Red River

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  • Red River contains everything a western should have and throws in a few things more.

    June 20, 2019 | Full Review…

    Bob Thomas

    Associated Press

  • It is a rattling good outdoor adventure movie.

    February 27, 2018 | Full Review…

    James Agee

    TIME Magazine

  • Hawks directs the film with his typical assurance and seeming lack of fuss, letting scenes play out in long takes, and framing the action against vistas that often dwarf the actors.

    June 2, 2014 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

    Keith Phipps

    The Dissolve

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

    May 13, 2008 | Full Review…
    Variety

  • Howard Hawks stages the definitive cow opera with beautiful, lyrical, exciting sequences of stampeding, rough weather, cowboying and Indian skirmishes.

    May 13, 2008 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
    Empire Magazine

  • 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.

    February 9, 2006 | Full Review…

    Geoff Andrew

    Time Out
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