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.
90% ★★★★★ (78,053)
Red River
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Movie · Western
1948 · 2h 13m · ★ 90% (78K)
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru
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.
Director
Howard Hawks
Production
Monterey Productions, Charles K. Feldman Group
Cast
John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray, Harry Carey, John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., Harry Carey, Jr., Chief Yowlachie, Paul Fix, Hank Worden, Mickey Kuhn, Ray Hyke, Hal Taliaferro, John Bose, Buck Bucko, Roy Bucko, Lane Chandler, Davison Clark