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Red River

1948, Movie, 2h 13min

No matter what genre he worked in, Howard Hawks played by his own rules, and never was this more evident than in his first western, the rowdy and whip-smart RED RIVER. In it, John Wayne found one of his greatest roles, as an embittered, tyrannical Texas rancher whose tensions with his independent-minded adopted son—played by Montgomery Clift, in a breakout performance—reach epic proportions during a cattle drive to Missouri. The film is based on a novel that dramatizes the real-life late nineteenth-century expeditions along the Chisholm Trail, but Hawks is less interested in historical accuracy than in tweaking the codes of masculinity that propel the myths of the American West. The unerringly macho Wayne and the neurotic, boyish Clift make for an improbably perfect pair, held aloft by a quick-witted, multilayered screenplay and Hawks’s formidable direction.

Country: United States

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Cast:

Michael Thomsen

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4 years ago

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Red River is a classic Western film directed by Howard Hawks, released in 1948. The movie follows the story of Thomas Dunson, a cattle rancher who adopts an orphaned boy named Matthew Garth and raises him as his own. Fourteen years later, Dunson decides to drive his massive herd hundreds of miles north to the railhead at Sedalia, Missouri, where he believes they will fetch a good price. Along the way, they encounter many troubles, and Dunson's tyrannical leadership style begins to affect the men. Matt rebels and takes control of the herd, leading them along the Chisholm Trail to the hoped-for railhead in Abilene. The drive turns toward Abilene, leaving Dunson behind, and the two men vow to kill each other when they next meet. The movie stars John Wayne as Dunson and Montgomery Clift as Matt, and features a memorable showdown between the two leads.

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You can stream Red River on: Apple TV Store Pluto TV