Red River Director: Howard Hawks Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan
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- DVD Release Date: 11/19/1997
- Original Release: 1948
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- Sales Rank: 2,518
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Side #1
0. Scene Selections
1. Main Title [1:02]
2. Introduction [:17]
4. An Ominous Sight [4:20]
3. Leaving The Team [:28]
5. Indian Attack [2:01]
6. Meeting Matthew [1:00]
7. Founding The Ranch [1:33]
8. Defending His Land [3:38]
9. Fourteen Years Later [1:50]
10. The Shooting Contest [1:02]
11. Dunson's Speech [2:45]
12. The Journey Begins [5:22]
13. No Water, No Rest [3:50]
14. Dan's Dream [4:24]
15. Stampede! [:22]
16. Deadly Aftermath [1:59]
17. Confronting Buck [5:47]
18. Fighting The Storm [3:34]
19. Rations Running Low [2:05]
20. Divided Loyalties [2:26]
21. Three Men Short [3:29]
22. Crossing Red River [3:19]
23. Matthew Takes Over [2:17]
24. Dunson's Warning [:43]
25. Wagon Train Rescue [4:42]
26. Removing The Arrow [2:36]
27. Tess Finds Matthew [:50]
28. Dunson In Pursuit [3:18]
29. The Proposal [3:48]
30. Abilene At Last [3:40]
31. Unexpected Visitor [3:13]
32. The Showdown [1:03]
Editorial Reviews
The sprawling, spellbinding western Red River -- officially and unofficially remade countless times in the half century following its original release -- is a genre touchstone, one of the few sagebrush sagas that approach perfection. Certainly it was a milestone in the career of leading man John Wayne, daringly cast in the unsympathetic role of Texas cattle baron Tom Dunson, whose single-minded devotion to his rangeland empire eventually alienates everyone around him, including devoted ward Matt Garth (Montgomery Clift, making an impressive film debut). The final rift occurs on the Chisholm Trail during a crucial cattle drive, of which Garth takes control following Dunson's relentless brutalizing of the hired hands. In Dunson’s view, that is an unforgivable transgression, and he vows to avenge himself on the young man, who loves him with a son's devotion. The Duke’s eye-opening performance was the first to win him genuine critical respect, and Red River marked the first of his several felicitous collaborations with Howard Hawks (Rio Bravo), whose direction perfectly captured both the hardships of an old-fashioned trail drive and the camaraderie of the seasoned drovers who worked it. Masterfully photographed and evocatively scored, Red River succeeds on every level and is still lionized by many aficionados as the quintessential movie western -- a judgment that’s very hard, if not impossible, to dispute. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble
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