Red River
United States • 1948 • 2h 13m
Director
#709Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Synopsis
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorHoward Hawks
WriterBorden Chase, Charles Schnee
CinematographerRussell Harlan
ComposerDimitri Tiomkin
ProducerHoward Hawks
Cast
John Wayneas Thomas Dunson
Montgomery Cliftas Matthew Garth