DVD Features:
- Full Frame - 1.33
- Widescreen - 1.78
- Audio:
Dolby Digital 1.0 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
- Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Audio Commentary: John Carpenter - Director; Richard Schickel - Critic
Featurette:
1. Commemoration: "Howard Hawk's Rio Bravo"
2. "Old Tuscon: Where The Legends Walk"
3. "Career Profile: The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks"
Entertainment Reviews:
Total Film - 07/01/2007
5 stars out of 5 -- "Warm, witty and endlessly welcoming....It's arguably the quintessential Hawks flick."
Empire - 01/01/2008
"Hawks' picture is about standing up for yourself, embracing responsibility and acting with integrity....The film is subtle, good-natured, funny and charming."
Product Description:
No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assist. Contains an interesting sing-along interlude among the group, and yes, the Duke participates.
Plot Synopsis:
John Wayne stars as the sheriff of a small western town who arrests a murderer and then must contend with the aggressive efforts of the killer's brother to free him before the state marshall arrives. Surrounding the town, the villains make repeated runs at the tiny jailhouse where their comrade is incarcerated. The sheriff is left to defend the territory almost single-handedly -- his only aid being a rag-tag crew of misfits, including a drunk, an old cripple, a saloon woman, and a singing teenager. The plot's tensions build to one of the most explosive finales in cinema history.
Plot Keywords:
Adventure |
Classic |
Crime |
Essential Cinema |
Murder |
Police |
Recommended |
Theatrical Release
