Rio Bravo

About Rio Bravo

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

Rio Bravo is a 1959 western film directed by Howard Hawks. Released in March 1959, it runs 141 minutes.

The film is filed under texas, based on short story, alcoholic, and sheriff.

John Wayne stars as Sheriff John T. Chance, Dean Martin as Dude, Ricky Nelson as Colorado Ryan, and Angie Dickinson as Feathers. The screenplay is by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett. Produced by Armada Productions.

The Killer Inside Me, The Devil All the Time, and The Frighteners make useful companions to Rio Bravo, all filed under deputy and murder. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 1,300 votes.