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Rio Bravo

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
74K
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POPULARITY
4,128
1,166
John Wayne, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, and John Russell in Rio Bravo (1959)
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Classical WesternWestern

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Jules Furthman
    • Leigh Brackett
    • B.H. McCampbell
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Dean Martin
    • Ricky Nelson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    74K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,128
    1,166
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Jules Furthman
      • Leigh Brackett
      • B.H. McCampbell
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Dean Martin
      • Ricky Nelson
    • 312User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Photos249

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    Top Cast69

    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Sheriff John T. Chance
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Dude
    Ricky Nelson
    Ricky Nelson
    • Colorado Ryan
    Angie Dickinson
    Angie Dickinson
    • Feathers
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Stumpy
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Pat Wheeler
    John Russell
    John Russell
    • Nathan Burdette
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
    • Carlos Robante
    • (as Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez)
    Estelita Rodriguez
    Estelita Rodriguez
    • Consuelo Robante
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Joe Burdette
    Malcolm Atterbury
    Malcolm Atterbury
    • Jake (Stage Driver)
    • (scenes deleted)
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Harold
    • (scenes deleted)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Balderrama
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Barnes
    Walter Barnes
    • Charlie
    • (uncredited)
    George Bell
    George Bell
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Audrey Betz
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Nesdon Booth
    • Clark
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Jules Furthman
      • Leigh Brackett
      • B.H. McCampbell
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews312

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Howard Hawks did not want to cast Ricky Nelson, whom he considered to be both too young and too lightweight, and deliberately gave him the fewest possible number of lines for a third-billed star. However, he later admitted that having Nelson's name on the poster had probably added $2 million to the film's box office performance.
    • Goofs
      At night when Dude and Chance are making their rounds, the camera follows Dude as he walks briefly off the set. A huge concrete pillar that he walks past can be seen.
    • Quotes
      • Feathers: I thought you were never going to say it.
      • John T. Chance: Say what?
      • Feathers: That you love me.
      • John T. Chance: I said I'd arrest you.
      • Feathers: It means the same thing, you know that.
    • Connections
      Edited into La classe américaine (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Rio Bravo
      Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
      Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
      Sung by Dean Martin (uncredited)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 4, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Río Bravo
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Armada Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,788
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 21m(141 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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