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Red
River
Release date 1st September 1948
Country : USA
Running time : 133 mins
Genre : Western
Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift
Screenplay by Borden Chase
Directed by Howard Hawks
Tom Dunson and his adopted son Matthew Garth begin a massive cattle drive north from Texas to Missouri but on the way Matthew takes the herd away from Dunson when he tires of his bullying of the cattlemen. Tom though swears he'll catch up with Matthew someday and get his revenge.
I've always found the climax of this film a disappointment though here the build up is really what is important. It is Mutiny on the Bounty on the plains but this story has more psychological depth. Wayne and Clift both deliver excellent performances.
Release date 1st September 1948
Country : USA
Running time : 133 mins
Genre : Western
Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift
Screenplay by Borden Chase
Directed by Howard Hawks
Tom Dunson and his adopted son Matthew Garth begin a massive cattle drive north from Texas to Missouri but on the way Matthew takes the herd away from Dunson when he tires of his bullying of the cattlemen. Tom though swears he'll catch up with Matthew someday and get his revenge.
I've always found the climax of this film a disappointment though here the build up is really what is important. It is Mutiny on the Bounty on the plains but this story has more psychological depth. Wayne and Clift both deliver excellent performances.
When
the film was made Texas Longhorn cattle were nearly extinct and they
had to be featured prominently so the illusion was created that all the
herd were Longhorns when most were actually Hereford crosses.
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Written content copyright Derek McLellan,2005.
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