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Red River [DVD] [1949] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

John Wayne (Actor), Montgomery Clift (Actor), Arthur Rosson (Director), Howard Hawks (Director) | Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Coleen Gray
  • Directors: Arthur Rosson, Howard Hawks
  • Writers: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
  • Producers: Howard Hawks, Charles K. Feldman
  • Format: AC-3, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Nov 1997
  • Run Time: 133 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6304696612
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 155,613 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Any short list of the all-time greatest Westerns is bound to include this 1948 Howard Hawks classic about an epic cattle drive. Red River features one of John Wayne's greatest performances. Like his Ethan Edwards in John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers, the Duke plays an isolated and unsympathetic man who is possessed by bitterness. Wayne is Texas rancher Tom Dunson, who adopts a young boy orphaned in an Indian massacre. That boy, Matthew Garth (played as an adult by Montgomery Clift in his screen debut), becomes Dunson's assistant and heir apparent--until Dunson's temper gets out of control during a long cattle drive and Matt intervenes to stop him. From that moment on, Dunson swears he will kill Matt. Red River has everything a great Western ought to have: a sweeping sense of history, spectacular landscapes, stampedes, gunfights, Indian attacks, and, of course, Walter Brennan as Dunson's crusty old cook and comic sidekick, Nadine Groot. As a special bonus, the film also features the legendary Harry Carey (upon whom Wayne would base some of his gestures in The Searchers) and his son Harry Carey Jr, who became a fixture in Ford and Hawks' Westerns. Red River is essential for anyone who loves Westerns, or movies in general. This one's a real beaut. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars poor transfer 1 May 2008
By Ralf Bader
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The importance and quality of this movie is beyond doubt. But the transfer of this dvd is rather poor. There are mistakes as in an old film-copy, and the resolution especially with bright landscapes ist rather low. The sound is so faint I had to turn the tv on maximum volume.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best! 13 Sep 2007
By Paul Smith
Format:DVD
If you can see past the ending of this film (pretty poor...) you will have witnessed one of the best westerns ever made.

ps its in B&W as thats how it was filmed.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars SON OF A GUN (-MAN) 5 Feb 2003
By Daniel S.
Format:DVD
Just a scene access and various subtitles as bonus features of the RED RIVER MGM DVD presentation. Meager. Furthermore, the copy chosen is not of the quality one could have expected from an eminent Hollywood studio. Shameful. Howard Hawks's RED RIVER is on my list of the ten best westerns ever made.

Against the legendary John Wayne, Montgomery Clift plays the character of the Duke's adopted son. His low-keyed performance is, in my opinion, unique at that pre-Marlon Brando time. From his first appearance as a young boy on, Howard Hawks characterizes him as -a man with a gun- and gives to this manly attribute a symbolic role throughout the entire movie. Hence, the relation Montgomery Clift-John Ireland can be read at a level invisible for the blind monks of the Hays Code.

A recurrent theme appearing in the Hawksian filmography is the theme of the Strong Woman. So let's admire the character of Joanne Dru who is not disturbed at all by the arrow stuck in her shoulder and who, later in the movie, is the only character who's got the guts to face John Wayne, the granite Father.

RED RIVER is a movie that must absolutely have a place in your library. It's a movie that has influenced a lot Steven Spielberg and company , it's a milestone in Movie History. It's a masterpiece.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars "Take `em to Missouri, Matt"
Howard Hawks` 1948 masterpiece Red River is not just a great western, it`s one of the greatest of American movies. Read more
Published 2 months ago by GlynLuke
1.0 out of 5 stars Red River
Very mis leading write up about this film only the cover is in COLOUR as I already have copies of this film in black and white
I was very disappointed and a waste of money
Published 3 months ago by June Smart
4.0 out of 5 stars Red River
Good movie, good quality. I have no more to say at the moment. I understood You will need more information. I am sorry!
Published 3 months ago by Esko Ruuskanen
1.0 out of 5 stars v disappointed
only ordered this classic film cos the cover was in colour.i already own in b&w. sadly no product info mentioned that this was b&w. v misleading. Read more
Published 3 months ago by petra pan (lm)
5.0 out of 5 stars Bury those quitters!
Tom Dunson is a self made cattle baron, he will do what ever it takes to protect the life he has made for himself. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Spike Owen
5.0 out of 5 stars Red River - In Colour!
I saw a colourised version of this classic western on tv today, so I am thinking it exists in dvd as well, and may be a Ted Turner Productions version. Read more
Published 21 months ago by stunsail
4.0 out of 5 stars avid watcher
Bought as present for father in law, but already had this one, so had to return.
Good service on refunds.
Published on 24 Feb 2011 by K. Jacobs
4.0 out of 5 stars For A Great Actor
I have always been a fan of John Wayne films, I think that this film was quite a good one. The remake of this film with different actors didn't come anywhere near to the original. Read more
Published on 23 May 2010 by Mr. Cyril H. Morse
5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding western
In my opinion, one of John Wayne's finest films. He is more than matched by Montgomery Clift who shows the star quality that he fully deserved. Overall an outstanding western!
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by Mark Time
2.0 out of 5 stars Clift and Brennan can't save this.
Another very poor, overrated western by H Hawks.

Music ok despite being repetitive.

Wayne play an obnoxious , bullying , tyrannical, madman. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by Mr Viewer
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