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.
"They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!"
Top Billed Cast
John Wayne
Sheriff John T. Chance
Dean Martin
Dude
Ricky Nelson
Colorado Ryan
Angie Dickinson
Feathers
Walter Brennan
Stumpy
Ward Bond
Pat Wheeler
John Russell
Nathan Burdette
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Carlos Robante
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
J John ChardVerified TMDB Critic
2019-11-25
The good outweighs the bad in Hawks macho movie.
Filmed by Howard Hawks as a response to what he saw as none macho cinema in Gary Cooper's acclaimed High Noon, Rio Bravo has moments of brilliance that are sadly coupled with failings that are not Hawksian peccadilloes. The macho plot is simple but wholly effective as our heavily out numbered heroes (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan & Ricky Nelson) defend a jail house against a marauding mob trying to release an incarcerated friend. This alone sounds grand but the truth is, is that it takes the film nigh on close to 100 minutes to ge...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2024-06-09
Sherriff "John T." (John Wayne) is saddled with a drunken deputy "Dude" (Dean Martin) just at a time when local landowner "Burdette" (John Russell) is besieging the jail to extricate his murderous brother. Luckily, his friend "Pat" (Ward Bond) drives his wagon train through the town and he's got the gunslinging "Colorado" (Ricky Nelson) on board. Initially reluctant to get involved in someone else's fight, the turn of events change his mind providing Duke with a new ally. Then, when he thinks things can't get any worse, the stagecoach comes in with a dodgy wheel and wanted card-sharp "Feathers...
