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 1948 john wayne color version dvd elvis dvd. Red river 1948 howard hawks synopsis, characteristics. According to this story, wayne later returned the favor and gave hawks a. Red river, a fictional river in city of heroes red river, a 2011 song by the launderettes. Red river 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Red river, american western film, released in 1948, that is widely considered director howard hawkss mostenduring movie. Red river 1948 full movie download full hd youtube. Chapter 2 mistakes the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the departed questions agatha christies poirot quotes flightplan ending agatha christies poirot trivia. Red river was filmed in 1946, ed in 1947, but not released until september 30, 1948. This entry does not do justice to red river, arguably one of the 34 greatest westerns ever filmed, and a masterpiece by master director howard hawkes. Red river is a 1948 western film about the historic first cattle drive from texas to kansas.
Links go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. Dunson john wayne with his famous pep talk before the chisolm trail cattle drive, matt montgomery clift supporting and a special checkin with dan latimer harry carey jr. Starring john wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru, walter brennan, john ireland. And then there is hawks famous montage of weathered cowboy faces in. 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. Montgomery clift made his screen debut opposite john wayne in.
The classic epic has been described as a western version of the film mutiny on the bounty. But when plummeting livestock values endanger his belo. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Red river deconstructs the social and psychological understandings of manhood.
Before the drive, rancher dunson john wayne, his ward and partner matt garth montgomery clift and cook groot walter brennan, visiting with neighbor meeker lane chandler and his new henchman cherry john ireland, in red river, 1948. In this epic tale, a ruthless texas rancher is determined to get his huge herd of cattle to the marketand to have his revenge on his liberal minded son who, rebelling against his fathers growing authoritarianism, takes the cattle to abeline just over the newly opened chishom trail. Hey, its a little less cheesy than making a cliched reference to moon river, although maybe i should have gone that route in order to. 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. Headstrong thomas dunson starts a thriving texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, groot, and his protege, matthew garth, an orphan dunson took under his wing when matt was a boy.
The covered wagon, cimarron and now howard hawks red river. Borden chase used the exact same construction in anthony manns bend of the river, with a settler explaining how his new community will be established before winter comes. Mar 02, 2015 red river full movie subtitled in spanish red river full movie subtitled in french red river film complet soustitree en francais red river full movie subtitled in german red river volledige film ondertiteld in het nederlands red river full movie subtitled in portuguese red river filme completo com legendas em portugues. John ford made wayne famous as the ringo kid in stagecoach 1939. And then there is hawks famous montage of weathered cowboy faces in closeup and exaltation, as they cry heeyaw. John wayne had one of the best faces for movie closeups ever. Early in the film wayne and others have two steers tied, lying on their sides for branding when they are approached by mexicans. May 27, 2014 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. As was common in those days, clift spent years making a name for himself onstage, appearing on broadway from the age of 15.
John wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan in red river. Gallery of 39 movie poster and cover images for red river 1948. Montgomery clift made his screen debut opposite john wayne. I figured id start blogging under the stars 2012 off with a movie thats been on my to watch list for a long time now. Gunness yes, theres that ending but in general the movie great as it is in many respects suffers from overlength. Red river 1948 film jump to navigation jump to search. Red river, an american film named for the texan river.
It is an examination of gender identity within the. The editing process of red river took over a year and resulted in two editions. Red river, a fictional river in city of heroes red river, a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. You can see the inner workings of such later clift roles as robert e. 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. Red river, a television movie remake of the classic film from 1948, starring gregory harrison. Now that ive finally seen it, i can safely say that i wish i had seen red river sooner. John waynes acting is sadly wooden, and his beef for a hungry world voiceover with which the film opens skirts selfparody. Following this which must have taken at least a halfhour the same cows are still tied up. Monterey productions released red river to theaters on september 17, 1948.
According to this story, wayne later returned the favor and gave hawks a twin buckle. Red river, red river, send john wayne right hither. Vhs or dvd can anyone help me or put me in the right direction. Two versions of the film are encoded on two blurays and two dvd discs. It is an examination of gender identity within the unforgiving parameters of pack mentality. I know a lot of people hate the colorization of movies but i am actually a fan. 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 and rebellion, spanning a time. Red river 1948 theatrical cut or prerelease version. Directed by howard hawks, red river recounts the conflict between thomas dunson john wayne, a.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing red river 1948 near you. Red river, as a comment on frontier courage, loyalty, and leadership, is a romantic, simpleminded mush, but an ingeniously lyrical film nonetheless. Tom dunson played by john wayne is a young man with dreams of establishing his own. He selected the scene where john wayne tells montgomery clift, take em to missouri, matt. 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.
When peter bogdanovich needed a movie to play as the final feature in the. Rent red river 1948 starring john wayne and montgomery clift on dvd and bluray. Released september 30th, 1948, red river stars john wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan, joanne dru the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Howard hawks directed the film which starred john wayne, montgomery clift, and joanne dru. 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. Spread out over a period of 14 years, red river is a. Red riverjohn wayne left and montgomery clift in red river 1948, directed by. Ringo was one of waynes many tough guy gets the girl roles. Joann dru westerns only charles l dick jr on dailymotion. Red river, a chinese film named for the yunnanese river. Spread out over a period of 14 years, red river is a favorite among many western connoisseurs. It is measured in long breaths and offers up scenes eroded to their fundamentals.
Red river was his first movie role, playing in a western opposite the biggest star of that genreand not just as a second. Red river 1948 is a classic and complex western and considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made. Aug, 2017 monterey productions released red river to theaters on september 17, 1948. Official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. See the full list of red river cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Red river is an absolutely perfect film and i cherish it dearly.
Classic western tale of the confrontation between a young man and his tyrannical stepfather during a cattle drive. 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. In 1946, when he was cast opposite john wayne in red river the films release would be delayed until 1948, montgomery clift was 26 years old. 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. Red river, a 1995 japanese graphic novel series named for the turkish river. Mar 29, 2015 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Hawks himself reused the device in a movie thats essentially a remake of red river in ancient egypt, 1955s land of the pharaohs.
Red river 1948 movie clip no quitting along the way. Red river full movie 1948 red river full movie 1948. Essential viewing for western buffs in particular and film buffs in general, red river currently exists in two release versions. And it was his debut, red river was filmed first, but held up in release and clifts the search was released first to the public. What really makes this movie is the stellar performance of montgomery clift as matt garth, brilliant though forgotten actor of the late 40s thru the mid 60s. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Red river 1948 tt0040724 dunson is driving his cattle to red river when his adopted son, matthew, turns against him. Red river is the first movie where john wayne plays a character whos not very likable. In need of money following the civil war, dunson and matt lead a cattle drive to missouri, where they will get a. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for red river. Red river 1948 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. 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. In red river 1948, hawks casts wayne as ruthless cattle rancher thomas dunson. Footage from red river was later incorporated into the opening montage of waynes last film, the shootist, to illustrate the backstory of waynes character.
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