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Rio Bravo [DVD] [1959]

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Actors: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan
Directors: Howard Hawks
Writers: B.H. McCampbell, Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett
Producers: Howard Hawks
Format: PAL
Language English, Spanish
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: PG
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: 1 Jun 2006
Run Time: 136 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005A3O4
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,256 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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When it comes down to naming the best Western of all time, the list usually narrows to three completely different pictures: Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo, Hawks' Red River and John Ford's The Searchers. About the only thing they all have in common is that they all star John Wayne. But while The Searchers is an epic quest for revenge and Red River, a sweeping cattle-drive drama, Rio Bravo is a much calmer film. Basically, it comes down to Sheriff John T Chance (Wayne), his alcoholic friend Dude (Dean Martin), the hotshot new kid Colorado (Ricky Nelson), and deputy-sidekick Stumpy (Walter Brennan), sittin' around in the town jail, drinkin' black coffee, shootin' the breeze, and occasionally singin' a song. Hawks--who, like his pal Ernest Hemingway, lived by the code of "grace under pressure"--said he made Rio Bravo as a rebuke to High Noon, in which sheriff Gary Cooper begged for townspeople to help him. So, Hawks made Wayne's Sheriff Chance a consummate professional--he may be getting old and fat, but he knows how to do his job, and he doesn't want amateurs getting mixed up in his business; they could get hurt. If the configuration of characters sounds familiar, it should: Hawks remade Rio Bravo two more times--as El Dorado in 1967, with Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan; and as Rio Lobo in 1970, with Wayne, Jack Elam, and Christopher Mitchum. The film achieved additional notoriety in the 90s when Quentin Tarantino revealed that he uses it as a litmus test for prospective girlfriends. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An underrated classic!, 7 Jan 2001

By	"tomgething" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rio Bravo [VHS] [1958] (VHS Tape)

One of the best westerns ever made, this is the typical Howard Hawks movie. Themes of friends coming together, loyalty and an unwritten code of honour run through the film. With an assured hand, tough and a gentle, yet never dull, Hawks first lets us understand who these people are; from Dean Martin's drunk (caused by a woman) to Ricky Nelson's novice hired gun who has more morals than he suspects the cast fill the screen with an ambling warmth.

Leading them all is Wayne in one of his most relaxed, iconic performances. He is as straight as a arrow and uncorruptable. What really makes this fun though is his growing romance with Angie Dickinson's saloon moll. Wayne and Dickinson do the usual Hollywood dance, but with enough sassy dialogue and feeling to make one wonder why they didn't appear more together on celluloid. Add to this great action scenes and it all adds up to a great movie.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Slam-Bang Western from Howard Hawks, 5 Jun 2005

By	D. P. Cunningham "Darryl Cunningham" (Yorkshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hawks was a director who could turn his hand to any kind of movie. Westerns (Red River), screwball comedies (Bringing Up Baby) even science fiction (The Thing From Another World). Whatever the genre though, Hawks' films tended to explore the same themes. In Rio Bravo, a small close-knit group of men are forced to confront personal demons and overcome differences, in order to defeat the villains who outnumber them. The plot concerns a sheriff (John Wayne) and his fight to stop a powerful rancher springing his brother from jail. Wayne has only a crippled old deputy (Walter Brennan), a green kid (Ricky Nelson) and a drunk (Dean Martin) to rely on.

This is ostensibly John Wayne's film, as he's the star, but the film's main character is really Dean Martin's drunken ex-deputy. His efforts to regain his pride and lost standing, both in his own mind and in the eyes of his friend (Wayne) make up the backbone of the story. Dean Martin, who was never taken seriously as an actor, here gives a terrific performance. His sweaty, humiliated 'Dude' is touching without ever being sentimental. Dude's eventual redemption, when he pursues a wounded gun-man into a bar crowded with men who'd previously laughed at him, is thrilling.

The film nicely undermines Wayne's iconic masculinity. In several scenes, the sheriff finds himself gently mocked by Angie Dickinson's attractive gambler (the one person in the film he can't get the better of). It's also the only film I can think of in which John Wayne kisses another man (a slight peck on the top of Walter Brennan's bald head).

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Western Ever? probably....., 5 Jan 2005

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This film is usually regarded along with The Searchers and Red River as the pinnacle of film in the Western genre.The combination of Howard Hawks, John Wayne and Dean Martin lift this way above all others.
The interplay between Wayne and Martin is very good. But the exchanges between Wayne and Angie Dickinson really stand out as being very risque considering this was made in the late fifties.
It is quite long but this is in its favour as the story and characters are given time to develop. Both Unforgiven and Open Range owe a lot to this film.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable Film
Rio Bravo is a very good film starring John Wayne. In it he portrays a sheriff of a small town who must keep hold of a prisoner until the U.S. Marshall arrives. Read more

Published 4 months ago by HBH

5.0 out of 5 stars John T, One of Wayne's Greatest Roles.
"Rio Bravo"(59) is the perfect film to show on a team building course. It shows how a small band of disparate professionals can come together to make a formidable adversary. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Bob Salter

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!
Just a great western from Howard Hawks starring The Duke, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. A classic tale told in fine style. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Thorny Bush

3.0 out of 5 stars Hugely over rated
It had been a long time since I first watched this on TV when I picked up this DVD. Quite frankly, I think it's nowhere near as good as other reviewers here suggest. Read more

Published 15 months ago by D. J. Dubery

5.0 out of 5 stars Rio Bravo
Fantastic western in which the great John Wayne plays a stubborn sheriff, who arrests a local outlaw for a brutal murder, only the outlaw's brother happens to be a very powerful... Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars What Else
It is the original of the genre (good guys in Sheriff's office versus bad blokes outside) The tension, unlikely alliances and gun fights (check out gun to Wayne from Nelson... Read more

Published on 20 Jul 2004 by rob jess

5.0 out of 5 stars A real western
This is John Wayne. You can spot the formula and most of his supporting actors for other John Wayne movies. O.K. you can also see that it is a Howard Hawks' movie. Read more

Published on 22 Jun 2004 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Western Ever
A classic western which is serious,funny and very adventurous. John Wayne,Dean Martin,Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan have never been in a better western. Read more

Published on 13 Oct 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne becomes the sterotypical wild west sheriff
One of John Wayne's Best. He saves his friend, Dean Martin, from drinking himself to death, saves the town from a bunch of outlaws, stop his crazy old deputy from shooting... Read more

Published on 24 Sep 2000

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