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Red River (1948)

17/09/1948 (US)Western2h 13m
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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. John Wayne

      John Wayne

      Thomas Dunson

    2. Montgomery Clift

      Montgomery Clift

      Matthew Garth

    3. Joanne Dru

      Joanne Dru

      Tess Millay

    4. Walter Brennan

      Walter Brennan

      'Groot' Nadine

    5. Coleen Gray

      Coleen Gray

      Fen

    6. Harry Carey

      Harry Carey

      Mr. Melville

    7. John Ireland

      John Ireland

      Cherry Valance

    8. Noah Beery Jr.

      Noah Beery Jr.

      Buster McGee

    9. Harry Carey, Jr.

      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Dan Latimer

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    8.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 9, 2022

    Perhaps not a film you'd expect to work given the stars, but John Wayne and Monty Clift do manage to convey a sense of a repectful, but loving relationship - something I don't recall ever seeing before (or since) in a Wayne film towards another man. Hawks takes us on a dirty, unrelenting cattle drive and we can almost feel the strains and tension build as the younger man rails against the almost brutal control of his father-figure. Walter Brennan, as ever, is superb but in this has a little more nuanced a role treading a fine line between his old friend and their younger protégé. The photograp...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$3,000,000.00

    Revenue$9,012,000.00

    Keywords

    • texas
    • kansas, usa
    • cattle drive
    • revenge
    • black and white
    • cattle
    • adopted child
    • cattle empire
    • 1850s