Red River
Western
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1948
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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.
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Rated:
Approved
Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
17 Sep 1948
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$9,012,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
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.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
It's a sign of the movie's complexity that John Wayne, often typecast, is given a tortured, conflicted character to play.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The staging of physical conflict is deadly, equalling anything yet seen on the screen.
– ,
Variety,
13 May 2008