Red River Movie Review 1948

The classic Hawks epic about a gruelling cattle drive and the battle of wills between father and son. Tom Dunston (Wayne), who owns a sprawling cattle empire, decide to make a difficult trek north, refusing to listen to any advice from his adopted son, Matthew Garth (Clift, in his first film). Matt is eventually forced to take over the drive from the obsessed Dunston, who swears revenge. Generally regarded as one of the best westerns ever made, with a great supporting cast headed by Brennan and Ireland, although Dru is a very nominal love interest. Restored version has eight minutes of previously edited material. Remade for TV in 1988 with James Arness and Bruce Boxleitner.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 133 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Westerns, Parenthood, Bad Dads, Restored Footage, Top Grossing Films of 1948, Director/Star Teams: Hawks & Wayne, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Borden Chase, Charles Schnee

Cast

John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Noah Beery, Paul Fix, Coleen Gray, Harry Carey, Harry Carey, Chief Yowlachie, Hank Worden

Cinematography

Russell Harlan

Director

Howard Hawks

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer

United Artists

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 1990.