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Red River (1948) Rank 5 Reviews
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A classic Western epic filmed in B & W that is noted as the first western directed by Howard Hawks. It was also Montgomery Clift's first movie role, though the film he made afterwards, "The Searchers," premiered first because of the long production ...read the complete Red River movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
DVDBeaver
Despite its inherent flaw an easy case could be made for touting this as the greatest western of all time. Very easy. The mark of the 'western' genre is, for the most part, the history of pioneering the American old west. ...read the complete Red River movie review at DVDBeaver
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
It can be argued that John Wayne's best performance is in John Fordos The Searchers. In it, he plays uncle Ethan, who returns home from the war, only to find his home attacked by Indians and his niece kidnapped. ...read the complete Red River movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
One of the best films ever made, Red River is essential for fans of Westerns, John Wayne, and Howard Hawks. A tense film that has action and memorable ...read the complete Red River movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
There have been many classic westerns but this Hawks masterpiece certainly ranks among the best of the genre. Along with Ford's MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, it's probably the best of all the 1940s westerns--an unforgettable sweeping spectacle with the kind of ...read the complete Red River movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Movieline Magazine
As he grew older, John Wayne was often saddled with young sidekicks in his Western movies. From the studios' standpoint, this ploy was a convenient way of adding a bit of "youth appeal" to the Duke's horse operas and showcasing some hot newcomers at the ...read the complete Red River movie review at Movieline Magazine
DVD Town (Henry G. Belot)
Tom Dunson (John Wayne at the peak of his career) has turned the barren Texas land across the Red River into a cattle kingdom. His partners are the grizzled Groot Nadine (Walter Brennan) and Dunson's young ward Matthew Garth whom we meet first as a ...read the complete Red River movie review at DVD Town (Henry G. Belot)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
John Wayne stars in one of his most acclaimed films, Red River, opposite a young Montgomery Clift. Wayne is the tormenting rancher, driving his 9,000 head of cattle to Missouri to avoid bankruptcy; Clift is his adopted son, who grows increasingly ...read the complete Red River movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
Red River is a wonderful movie, one of the greatest Westerns of all time, and certainly one of John Wayne's best. You won't ever see it looking better than this unless MGM does a new release of it. No extras really hurt this for purchase, along with the ...read the complete Red River movie review at DVD Verdict (Norman Short)
Classic Film Guide
This is a very good Howard Hawks Western starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, and Walter Brennan. Wayne is a hard driving task master, trying to get his herd of cattle from point A to point B; Clift is his adopted son who's not so sure ...read the complete Red River movie review at Classic Film Guide
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
When Peter Bogdanovich needed a movie to play as the final feature in the doomed small-town theater in ``The Last Picture Show,'' he chose Howard Hawks' ``Red River'' (1948). He selected the scene where John Wayne tells Montgomery Clift, ``Take 'em to ...read the complete Red River movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Red River (1948) is a classic and complex western (and considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made). It is a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive (historically based on the opening of the Chisholm Trail in 1867) and a ...read the complete Red River movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
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