Rio Grande (1950)

105 min · Romantic Drama, Western, Western film, war film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

John Ford

Cast

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr.

The story

thumb|left|upright=1.1|John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara In the summer of 1879, Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier in command of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment to defend settlers against attacks by marauding Apaches. Yorke has just captured the Apache's leader.

Catalogue themes and tags

Apache, Settler, Texas, United States–Mexico Barrier, vater-sohn, Action/Adventure, Western, Black-and-white

Genres

Romantic Drama, Western, Western film, war film

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