
Movie · western, drama
Rio Bravo
1959 · 2h 21m
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What is it about? Rio Bravo
They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!
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.
Genres: western, drama. Themes: small town, sheriff, gun, marshal, texas, deputy.
Cast and crew Rio Bravo
AllCreators
- Directed byHoward Hawks
- ScreenplayJules Furthman
- ScreenplayLeigh Brackett
- ScreenplayHoward Hawks
- MusicDimitri Tiomkin
- CinematographyRussell Harlan
- EditingFolmar Blangsted
Full cast and crew68 cast members, 66 crew
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
- Estelita Rodriguez · Consuela Robante
- Claude Akins · Joe Burdette
- Malcolm Atterbury · Jake
- Harry Carey Jr. · Harold
- Walter Barnes · Charlie (uncredited)
- George Bell · Barfly (uncredited)
- Noble 'Kid' Chissell · Barfly (uncredited)
- Cecil Combs · Barfly (uncredited)
- Myron Healey · Barfly (uncredited)
- Cactus Mack · Barfly (uncredited)
- Mathew McCue · Barfly (uncredited)
- Frank Mills · Barfly (uncredited)
- Kansas Moehring · Barfly (uncredited)
- Jack Perry · Barfly (uncredited)
- Danny Sands · Barfly (uncredited)
- Sailor Vincent · Barfly (uncredited)
- Bob Whitney · Barfly (uncredited)
- Nesdon Booth · Clark (uncredited)
- Robert Donner · (uncredited)
- Ted White · Bart (uncredited)
- George Bruggeman · Clem (uncredited)
- Buck Bucko · Barber (uncredited)
- Yakima Canutt · Gunman on Horse (uncredited)
- Chuck Roberson · Gunman (uncredited)
- Albert Cavens · Henchman (uncredited)
- Tom Monroe · Henchman (uncredited)
- Fred Graham · 2nd Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)
- Eugene Iglesias · 1st Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)
- Joe Gray · Card Player (uncredited)
- Dean Smith · Card-Playing Burdette Henchman (uncredited)
- Riley Hill · Messenger (uncredited)
- Richard LaMarr · Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew:
- Jules Furthman · Screenplay
- Marjorie Best · Costume Design
- Howard Hawks · Director
- Russell Harlan · Director of Photography
- Howard Hawks · Producer
- Folmar Blangsted · Editor
- Dimitri Tiomkin · Original Music Composer
- Leigh Brackett · Screenplay
- Howard Hawks · Screenplay
Trailer Rio Bravo
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Details Rio Bravo

- Premiere
- June 8, 1959, Norway
- First theatrical release
- March 8, 1959
- Release in the US
- March 8, 1959
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Armada Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Worldwide gross
- $5.8M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Rio Bravo?
2h 21m (141 minutes).
Who’s in Rio Bravo?
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, John Russell, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Estelita Rodriguez, and Claude Akins. Directed by Howard Hawks.
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