Red River

Red River

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1948-09-17
Genre:Western
Duration:133 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Howard Hawks
Actors:John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray
Production:Monterey Productions, Charles K. Feldman Group

Overview:

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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