Red River is a 1948 American Western film, directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. It gives a fictional account of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail.

Red River: Directed by Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson. With John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan. Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.

Dec 5, 2019 · Passed | 2h 13min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance | 17 September 1948 (USA) Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.

Western · Drama Despite the risk involved, a self-made cattle baron and his son drive their herd over the famed Chisholm Trail to protect their livelihood. Subtitles: English

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And “Red River” is one of the greatest of all Westerns when it stays with its central story about an older man and a younger one, and the first cattle drive down the Chisholm Trail. It is only in its few scenes involving women that it goes wrong.

Dec 8, 1998 · One of the finest westerns ever made, this "Monumental, sweeping & Powerful" masterpiece features impassioned performances, stunning cinematography & adventure on a grand scale. Few motion pictures in history have so thrillingly captured the breathtaking excitement & sheer majesty of the old west.

May 7, 2016 · Title: Red River Summary: Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.

Red River, American western film, released in 1948, that is widely considered director Howard Hawks’s most-enduring movie. The classic epic has been described as a western version of the film Mutiny on the Bounty.

Mar 16, 2025 · When thinking of John Wayne, it’s nearly impossible not to picture him as the no-nonsense cowboy in the Western genre — the kind of guy who rides into town, guns blazing, ready to take on any challenge. However, in Howard Hawks’ 1948 masterpiece Red River, Wayne takes on a role that completely overturns that familiar image.Here, he’s Thomas Dunson, a brutal cattle baron whose descent ...