Summary
Rio Bravo is an American western first released in 1959,
directed by Howard Hawks.
The film stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan.
It has also been released under the title: Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo.
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Credits
- Director: Howard Hawks
- Script: Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett, B.H. McCampbell
- Photo: Russell Harlan
- Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cast: John Wayne (Sheriff John T. Chance), Dean Martin (Dude (’Borachón’)), Ricky Nelson (Colorado Ryan), Angie Dickinson (Feathers), Walter Brennan (Stumpy), Ward Bond (Pat Wheeler), John Russell (Nathan Burdette), Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (Carlos Robante), Estelita Rodriguez (Consuela Robante), Claude Akins (Joe Burdette), Malcolm Atterbury (Jake (stage driver)), Harry Carey Jr. (Harold (scenes deleted)), Sheb Wooley (Cowboy (scenes deleted)), Walter Barnes (Charlie (bartender)), Nesdon Booth (Bit part), George Bruggeman (Clem), Yakima Canutt (Gunman on horse), Jose Cuchillo (Pedro), Robert Donner, Fred Graham (2nd Burdette man in shootout), Joe Gray (Card player), Myron Healey (Barfly), Riley Hill (Messenger), Eugene Iglesias (1st Burdette man in shootout), Gordon Mitchell (Bar Cowboy – Watching fist fight), Tom Monroe (Henchman), Chuck Roberson (Gunman), Bing Russell (Cowboy murdered in saloon), Joseph Shimada (Burt (undertaker)), Dean Smith (Card-Playing Burdette Henchman), Bob Steele (Matt Harris (Burdette gunman)), Ted White (Bit part)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / Spanish
- Runtime: 141 min
- Aka: Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo
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