When burdettes men lay siege to his jailhouse, chance holds on until the arrival of a u. The film was shot in technicolor with a running time of 114 minutes. With john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson. My rifle, my pony, and mecindy dean martin, ricky nelson and walter brennan.
Rio brave is one of the greatest westerns and hang out movies. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Rio bravo is a strong contender for the best western of all time perhaps second only to fords the searchers. Fort apache 1948 and she wore a yellow ribbon 1949. Marshal with the help of his drunken deputy, dude, cranky old man stumpy, and the beautiful longlegged. Set in texas during the late 1860s, rio bravo is a story of men and women and a town under siege. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter brennan, and ward bond.
John wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson and walter brennan deliver in this great western buddy story of the domination of rio bravo in texas. Wayne seems to have been born for the role and, although he played in two previous parts of john fords cavalry trilogy fort apache and she wore a yellow ribbon, he gives his best performance in rio grande. Duel a rio bravo 1964 film western complet en francais. Marion michael morrison born marion robert morrison. Directed by howard hawks, rio bravo has its fair share of gunfights and saloon showdowns including a bravura opening confrontation that unfolds with barely any words. Howard hawks john wayne, dean martin, walter brennan, ricky. Rio bravo 1959 official trailer johh wayne, dean martin western. Ultimate 7 film the searchers the big trail the comancheros rio bravo big jake the searchers green berets. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson. Hawks and his collaborators the screenplay was written by jules furthman and leigh brackett switched the story of high noon to a professionals point of view.
Taking a look at what might be john waynes greatest film rio bravo 1959. By the time rio bravo came around, ford had cast wayne in she wore a yellow ribbon and the searchers drawing out the two best performances of his career. He had almost delicate pretty boy looks and a graceful gait that were an odd contrast to his hulking height and status as the action hero of his day. This is a lengthy nearly two and a half hours long film thats mostly dialogue with only a few action scenes.
They are ask by a local sheriff to help keep a bad guys brother in jail. In the final decade or so of his career, hawks made three westerns with more or less the same plot. Great story lien with romance, singing and a great shootout with the bad guys. Jan 04, 2008 rio bravo, directed by howard hawks with john wayne, dean martin and ricky nelson 1959. Wayne, for instance, repeatedly touches base at the jail, then picks up his rifle, circles around to the hotel and back, almost as if hes doing some kind of western tai chi. Set in texas during the late 1860s, rio bravo is a story of men and. All three star john wayne, and involve a sheriff defending his station against a band of outlaws. John wayne wanted to make sure no one was left out, so he often had a few mugs inscribed something to the effect good luck john wayne. John wayne had deliberately moved away from westerns after the searchers 1956, but none of his films since then had been particularly successful or well received.
Fort apache 1948 and she wore a yellow ribbon 1949 john wayne plays the lead in all three films, as captain kirby york in fort apache, then as captain of cavalry nathan cutting brittles in. This is a western film for people who dont even like westerns. Thats because, at their core, theyre the same movie. A smalltown sheriff in the american west enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Still, its not skill but honor that matters most in the moral universe that rio bravo has constructed. Writing in the new york times in 2012, dave kehr called it one of the most purely pleasurable films ever made. Wayne wasnt immediately imposing as an actor, until you notice the way he stands in a doorway or against a post. Rio bravo full movie 1959 english john wayne, dean. In coining the term hangout movie, quentin tarantino claimed that the granddaddy of all such films was rio bravo, and with good reason. Rio bravo1959 john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson and. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter b. The john wayne cancer foundation was founded in 1985 in honor of john wayne, after his family granted the use of his name and limited funding for the continued fight against cancer. Vintage jukebox dont stop the music recommended for you. Ricky nelson and estelita rodriguez in rio bravo 1959 angie dickinson and howard hawks in rio bravo 1959 john.
Howard hawks and john wayne reunite to riff on their own rio bravo, and while the results are less memorable the movie does offer a curiously cynical perspective. Wayne plays the sheriff with angie dickinson as his sweetheart and martin, brennan and nelson are his sidekicks. He was among the top box office draws for three decades famous for his roles in western films wayne was born in winterset, iowa but grew up in southern. Hawks superfan john carpenter used the same premise in two movies, assault on precinct and the underrated scifi western ghosts of mars. Simply put, john waynes marshal and his bunch of misfits are guarding the jail from. John wayne was an enthralling paradox, and maybe no film better demonstrates why than rio bravo. Rio lobo is a 1970 american western film starring john wayne. Chance john wayne the story of rio bravo belongs to dude, not just because his entering the frame. Rio lobo 1970 pg 114 min adventure, western, romance 18 december 1970 usa after the civil war, cord mcnally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of mcnallys unit and the loss of a close friend. Involving and fascinating western with crisp action, masterfully directed by howard hawks, being a takeoff based on. Rio lobo 1970 john wayne, jennifer oneill feature adventure, western, romance. Wayne wonderfully emphasizes grandeur, feeling of duty and a husband who reflects on his past mistakes in marriage. Howard hawks takes a second shot at rio bravo film.
Rio bravo 1959 official trailer johh wayne, dean martin western movie hd a smalltown sheriff in the american west enlists the help of a. Nelsons colorado joins them after his boss is murdered by one of the hired thugs, but hes barely old enough to hold a gun. Burton wohl screenplay, leigh brackett screenplay stars. Filming of rio bravo at old tucson studios in 1958. Rio bravo john wayne mugs john wayne mugs john wayne mugs. Ironically, cooper had been a visitor to the set since he was filming the hanging tree nearby. It is uncommonly absorbing, and the 141minute running time flows past like running water. John wayne, ricky nelson and angie dickinson in rio bravo. Rio bravo film rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter brennan, and ward bond. Rio bravo has john wayne, dean martin and howard hawks all at the top of their game, resulting in one of the best westerns to emerge from hollywoods golden age. Roger ebert raved, to watch rio bravo is to see a master craftsman at work. The film was the last film directed by howard hawks, from a script by leigh brackett. Rio bravo was the fifteenth mug bob williams did for john wayne. Theres a showdown at rio bravo when courageous sheriff john t.
The film was added to the national film registry of the library of congress in 2014. Howard hawks 1959 classic is a western that, for all its action, is predicated on the lackadaisical, sittingaroundandshootingthebreeze rapport of its four protagonists. May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, known professionally as john wayne and nicknamed duke, was an american actor, director, producer and presidential medal of freedom recipient. Rio bravo is one of the supreme achievements hence justifications of classical hollywood, that complex network of determinants that includes the star system, the studio system, the system of genres and conventions, a highly developed grammar and syntax of shooting and editing, the interaction of which made possible an art at once personal. As many modern critics have observed, the film was a box office hit in its time but. John wayne plays the sheriff with angie dickinson as his sweetheart, dean martin, walter brennan and ricky nelson are his sidekicks. Rio bravo 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Why rio bravo is the definitive john wayne film youtube. The foundations mission is to bring courage, strength, and grit to the fight against cancer. Chance played by wayne presides over the small texas town of rio bravo. It has surprisingly warm romantic chemistry between wayne and angie dickinson. Simply put, john waynes marshal and his bunch of misfits are guarding the jail from the lawless burdette clan aiming to free the gang leaders brother, who is. John wayne, annmarget, stuart whitman, henry fonda, john wayne, raoul walsh, burt kennedy. The picture is the third installment of fords cavalry trilogy, following two rko pictures releases.
Jul 15, 2009 to watch rio bravo is to see a master craftsman at work. After the civil war, union excolonel cord mcnally john wayne searches for the traitor whose perfidy originated the defeat of his unit and the loss of a close friend edward faulkner. So when the action does come, it has all shocking suddeness of a slap in the face. Wayne, martin, ricky nelson and walter brennan dleiver in this great western buddy story of the domination of rio bravo in texas. Howard hawks didnt direct a film for four years after the failure of his land of. Chance throws the brother of evil cattle baron nathan burdette in jail for. John wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson en walter. Rio grande is a 1950 western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne and maureen ohara. Rio bravo is considered to be john wayne and howard hawks reply to gary coopers own film high noon because neither wayne or hawks thought a real lawman would want or need to ask for help in handling a problem like. After seeing the film, gary cooper said it was so phony, nobody believes in it.
Rio bravo, directed by howard hawks with john wayne, dean martin and ricky nelson 1959. Sep 04, 2017 duel a rio bravo 1964 film western complet en francais. Sep 25, 2015 rio lobo 1970 john wayne, jennifer oneill feature adventure, western, romance film gorillas. When joe burdette claude akins is arrested for murder.
Though not the films protagonist that role belongs to the towns sheriff, john t. Viewed by many as the peak of hawks career, if not the western in total, rio bravo boasts the director in full command of his peculiar brand of plotless genre cinema, grinding narrative momentum down to a slow crawl to keep the spotlight on the rich character interplay for which his work is revered. Rio bravo features examples of the following tropes. Ultimate 7film the searchers the big trail the comancheros rio bravo big jake the searchers green berets.
Written by leigh brackett and loosely based on the novel the stars in their courses by harry brown, the film is about a gunfighter who comes to the aid of an old frienda drunken sheriff struggling to defend a rancher and his family against another rancher trying to. A classic old western film starring john wayne, dean martin and ricky nelson as a defunct threesome. Chance john wayne is holding joe burdette claude akins, a. John wayne 73 ricky nelson 56 dean martin 50 angie dickinson 41 howard hawks 8 walter brennan 8 claude akins 5 estelita rodriguez 4 pedro gonzalez gonzalez 3 john russell 2 ward bond 2 joe gray 1 russell harlan 1.
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