Red river, a fictional river in city of heroes red river, a 2011 song by the launderettes. And then there is hawks famous montage of weathered cowboy faces in closeup and exaltation, as they cry heeyaw. A computercolorized version of the film was struck in the mid1980s, along with many other titles in the turner library. Thomas dunson john wayne is a stubborn man who wants nothing more than to start up a successful cattle ranch in texas. Director howard hawks second western was also his first collaboration with john wayne. Early in the film wayne and others have two steers tied, lying on their sides for branding when they are approached by mexicans. Film critics consider red river one of the best movies of the western genre. Following this which must have taken at least a halfhour the same cows are still tied up. Its alandmark filmthat brought a new psychological complexity to the. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive, between the texas rancher who initiated it wayne and his adopted adult son clift.
In need of money following the civil war, dunson and matt lead a cattle drive to missouri, where they will get a. M any westerns have been selfconsciously conceived on an epic scale, but howard hawkss red river 1948, in its deepest channels, actually feels like an ancient epic. Red river is a 1948 american western film directed and produced by howard hawks and starring john wayne and montgomery clift, giving a fictional account of the first cattle drive from texas to kansas along the chisholm trail. Red river is a 1948 western starring john wayne and a young montgomery clift. Red river 1948 action, adventure, drama, romance john wayne, montgomery clift siege at red river 1954 van johnson, joanne dru, richard boone. Ringo was one of waynes many tough guy gets the girl roles. He selected the scene where john wayne tells montgomery clift, take em to missouri, matt.
Threw my old dvd copy away to upgrade to this superb criterion collection edition. Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in missouri. In need of money following the civil war, dunson and matt lead a cattle drive to missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young. Red river 1948 color version completely colorized remastered john wayne gives one of the best performances of his career as tom dunson, a cattle baron who built his ranch with hard work and a determination to kill any man who would dare try to take his land. Red river, a chinese film named for the yunnanese river.
It is measured in long breaths and offers up scenes eroded to their fundamentals. Gunness yes, theres that ending but in general the movie great as it is in many respects suffers from overlength. In red river 1948, hawks casts wayne as ruthless cattle rancher thomas dunson. Gallery of 39 movie poster and cover images for red river 1948. Its one of those quotes that seems too perfect to be real. Monterey productions released red river to theaters on september 17, 1948. Yet for all the hundreds of cattle that fill the screen, this saga of the first great cattle drive along the chisholm trail, dramatized through. All the trivia you can handle about red river, 1948, directed by howard hawks, with john wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru. Joann dru westerns only charles l dick jr on dailymotion.
Howard hawks western red river starring john wayne and montgomery clift is widely considered one of the greatest westerns of all time, including afi where the institute ranked it as the fifthbest western ever. But when plummeting livestock values endanger his belo. Red river 1948 ganzer film deutsch hdfilme online hd. Red river poster for 1948 ua film with john wayne and directed by howard hawks b3padn from alamys library of millions of high. It is a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive historically based on the opening of the chisholm trail in 1867 and a film of rivalry. This memorable western stars john wayne in an uncommon antihero role, much like he would be in the searcherssome ten years later.
When peter bogdanovich needed a movie to play as the final feature in the doomed smalltown theater in the last picture show, he chose howard hawks red river 1948. John wayne, montgomery clift, and joanne dru in red river 1948. Shortly after he begins his journey to texas with his trail hand nadine groot walter brennan, dunson learns that his love interest fen coleen gray, whom he had told to stay behind with the californiabound wagon train with the understanding that he would send for her. John ford made wayne famous as the ringo kid in stagecoach 1939. Find out about all the goofs from red river 1948 on imdb.
Red river is the first movie where john wayne plays a character whos not very likable. Dunson is driving his cattle to red river when his adopted son, matthew, turns against him. Starring john wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru, walter brennan, john ireland. Western film geregisseerd door howard hawks en arthur rosson. T he first of howard hawkss five westerns, red river is the epic story of a postcivil war cattle drive up the chisholm trail. River is red, the 1948, united states, working title other resources. Red river, a television movie remake of the classic film from 1948, starring gregory harrison. Spread out over a period of 14 years, red river is a. Red river, a 1995 japanese graphic novel series named for the turkish river.
Red river ist ein usamerikanischer western des regisseurs howard hawks aus dem. Officially based on borden chases novel the chisholm trail, the film also owes a great deal to mutiny on. 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 whipsmart red river. The editing process of red river took over a year and resulted in two editions. The movie also features a large supporting cast that includes walter brennen, joanne dru and many others. Howard hawks directed the film which starred john wayne, montgomery clift, and joanne dru. Red river is a 1948 western film about the historic first cattle drive from texas to kansas. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda hd spaghetti western duration.
Red river, an american film named for the texan river. Joanne dru, john ireland, john wayne, montgomery clift, noah beery, jr. Wayne is a texas cattle baron who built his empire on gunplay with rivals for. John wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru what its about. Directed by howard hawks, red river recounts the conflict between thomas dunson john wayne, a. In it, john wayne found one of his greatest roles, as an embittered, tyrannical texas rancher whose tensions with his independentminded adopted sonplayed by montgomery clift, in a breakout performancereach epic. Total number of members who have this title in their. The covered wagon, cimarron and now howard hawks red river. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Red river 1948 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Following a dispute wayne kills one of them,a grave is dug and a brief service is held. However, red river 1948 and a handful of others including the body snatcher 1945 and flying down to rio 1933 were broadcast only in europe, never to be exhibited in the u.