Red River
1948 · directed by Howard Hawks
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Red River (1948), directed by Howard Hawks, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Wayne
- Montgomery Clift
- Joanne Dru
- Walter Brennan
- Coleen Gray
- Harry Carey
- John Ireland
- Noah Beery Jr.
- Harry Carey Jr.
- Chief Yowlachie
Crew
- Russell Harlan — Director of Photography
- Christian Nyby — Editor
- Francis D. Lyon — Editor
- Howard Hughes — Editor
- Jack Murray — Editor
- Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
- Borden Chase — Screenplay
- Charles Schnee — Screenplay
- Howard Hawks — Screenplay
More from Howard Hawks
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) — 93/100 · hit
- Rio Bravo (1959) — 85/100 · hit
- His Girl Friday (1940) — 84/100 · hit
- Scarface (1932) — 83/100 · hit
- The Big Sleep (1946) — 83/100 · hit
- To Have and Have Not (1945) — 83/100 · hit
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