Rio Bravo

1959 · directed by Howard Hawks

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

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.

Rio Bravo (1959), directed by Howard Hawks, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Wayne
• Dean Martin
• Ricky Nelson
• Angie Dickinson
• Walter Brennan
• Ward Bond
• John Russell
• Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
• Estelita Rodriguez
• Claude Akins

Crew

• Russell Harlan — Director of Photography
• Folmar Blangsted — Editor
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Howard Hawks — Screenplay
• Jules Furthman — Screenplay
• Leigh Brackett — Screenplay

More from Howard Hawks

1. Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
2. His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit
3. Red River (1948) — 84/100 · hit
4. Scarface (1932) — 83/100 · hit
5. The Big Sleep (1946) — 83/100 · hit
6. To Have and Have Not (1945) — 83/100 · hit

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