The Best Western Movies Ever Made
Rio bravo (1959)
The presence of two of the greatest western actors, John Wayne and Dean Martin, highlighted the movie with the biggest box office in the ’50s. Warner Brothers invested $1.25 million into this production, but the studio got much more in return from sales of the tickets to watch this epic tale.
Movie Plot: A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
- Genre: Action, Drama, Western
- Rated: Passed
- Released: 04 Apr 1959 in USA
- Runtime: 141 min
- Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
- BoxOffice: $12,535,000
- Awards: Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.
Rio Bravo was Written by Jules Furthman (screenplay), Leigh Brackett (screenplay), B.H. McCampbell (short story) and directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Armada Pictures.
8.0/10 IMDB Rating
100% Rotten Tomatoes
93/100 Metacritic
100% Rotten Tomatoes
93/100 Metacritic
