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🎬 Movie

Rio Bravo

1959 · 141 min Western Drama
⭐ 7.8 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1959
Country United States of America
Genre Western, Drama
Director Howard Hawks
Runtime 141 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.8/10 (1247 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Howard Hawks

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

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

Estelita Rodriguez

Estelita Rodriguez

Consuela Robante

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Joe Burdette

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