Red River (1948)

1948 · 133 min · Western, Drama, Adventure

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.

Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan and Coleen Gray.

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