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
Red River (1948)
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Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 19
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru
Director: Howard Hawks
Reviews for Red River
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Top Critic Of the may big names involved in the making of Red River, few made greater films.
05/13/08
Top Critic 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.
02/09/06
Top Critic The staging of physical conflict is deadly, equalling anything yet seen on the screen.
05/13/08
Top Critic
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.
12/22/06
Hawks never did anything self-consciously. You always realize how great his films are after you're through enjoying yourself.
05/06/06
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.
05/20/03
Top Critic
Filled with beautiful black and white photography, especially for its era, Red River is an atmospheric ride a la Unforgiven.
10/09/01
There have been many classic westerns but this Hawks masterpiece certainly ranks among the best of the genre.
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Top Critic It's a sign of the movie's complexity that John Wayne, often typecast, is given a tortured, conflicted character to play.
01/01/00
Top Critic 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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