Rent Rio Grande (1950)
3.6 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- John Wayne is Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, attached to the Texas frontier in 1879 to protect settlers from attacks by Apaches. When Yorke's son a West Point flunkee turned Army private - is assigned to his father's regiment, tensions flare upon the arrival of Yorke's estranged wife Kathleen (Maureen O'Hara), who wants their teenaged son out of Yorke's unit. After Apaches attack, the stakes of Yorke's mission escalate, and he must journey to Mexico where the Apaches are hiding out. With his son and two old recruits (Ford / Wayne regulars Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr.) as accompaniment, Yorke faces his toughest battle.
- Actors:
- John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr., Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, J. Carrol Naish, Victor McLaglen, Grant Withers, Sons Of The Pioneers, Peter Ortiz, Steve Pendleton, Karolyn Grimes, Alberto Morin, Stan Jones, Fred Kennedy, Ken Curtis, Tommy Doss, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr
- Directors:
- John Ford
- Producers:
- Merian C. Cooper, John Ford
- Writers:
- James Kevin McGuinness, James Warner Bellah
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/05/2001
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- Bonus:
- "The Making Of Rio Grande" Documentary
- Stills Gallery
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/04/2020
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-length audio commentary by western authority Stephen Prince
- Audio commentary by Maureen O'Hara
- A video essay on the film by John Ford expert and scholar Tag Gallagher
- The Making of 'Rio Grande' - Archival featurette
- Along the 'Rio Grande' with Maureen O'Hara - archival documentary
- Trailer
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Superb extras - Rio Grande review by LE
This is probably the weakest of Ford's Cavalry Trilogy and takes a, shall we say, 'conservative' view of the war on native americans - in contrast to Ford's other films of this time. So quite an odd one. Definitely worth seeing though and some typically poetic cinematography. I love that Ford had the confidence to just stop his films at various points for a cast song. Also well worth checking the commentary by Stephen Prince which is superb, and the video essay by Tag Gallagher. Those two extras make this a must-see BluRay for anyone wanting to learn more about the great John Ford. Good print too.
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