Rio Bravo [1959 film] (1959)

by Howard Hawks (Director), Leigh Brackett (Screenwriter), Jules Furthman (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Claude Akins (Actor), Malcolm Atterbury (Actor), Ward Bond (Actor), Walter Brennan (Actor), Angie Dickinson (Actor) — 3 more, Dean Martin (Actor), Ricky Nelson (Actor), John Wayne (Actor)

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On one side is an army of gunmen dead-set on springing a murderous cohort from jail. On the other is Sheriff John T. Chance and his two deputies: one a recovering drunkard, the other a crippled codger. Also in their ragtag ranks are an unseasoned, trigger-happy youth and a woman with a past-- and her eye on Chance.… (more)

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jimbeal | Apr 23, 2023 |

A town is under siege while its sheriff tries to keep a prisoner.

3/4 (Good).

The suspense and action are great, but it's overloaded with bad character stuff. (

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comfypants | Feb 4, 2019 |

My all time favorite Western, with John Wayne, Dean Martin in his best movie performance, Walter Brennan,and an impossibly young Angie Dickinson. Great story, great pacing, and two songs by two singing cowboys. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Hawks, Howard	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brackett, Leigh	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Furthman, Jules	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Akins, Claude	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Atterbury, Malcolm	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Bond, Ward	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Brennan, Walter	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dickinson, Angie	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Martin, Dean	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nelson, Ricky	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wayne, John	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Rio Bravo [1959 film]

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On one side is an army of gunmen dead-set on springing a murderous cohort from jail. On the other is Sheriff John T. Chance and his two deputies: one a recovering drunkard, the other a crippled codger. Also in their ragtag ranks are an unseasoned, trigger-happy youth and a woman with a past-- and her eye on Chance.

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