Rio Bravo
“They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!”
Howard HawksCast
John Wayne 
Dean Martin Ricky Nelson 
Angie Dickinson 
Walter Brennan
Credits
Written by: 
Jules Furthman
Plot
In a small Texas town, Sheriff John T. Chance arrests the brother of a powerful rancher for murder. To keep him in jail until the marshal arrives, he relies on a drunk deputy, Dude, a crippled old man, Stumpy, and a young gunfighter, Colorado, while the rancher's men besiege the jail. A gambler named Feathers adds a romance. Howard Hawks's 1959 Western, with John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, was made as a reply to High Noon, and it prefers loyalty among professionals to a lonely stand.
Sinekatalog’s take
Howard Hawks's relaxed western has a sheriff, a drunk, a kid and an old man defend a jail. It's a hangout movie as much as a thriller, with John Wayne, Dean Martin and Angie Dickinson.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (74,607 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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