Rio Bravo

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"

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

Production Notes:

• Shot in Technicolor.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		John Wayne, Dean Martin & Angie Dickinson
Directed by		Howard Hawks
Produced by		Howard Hawks
Written by		Jules Furthman
Edited by		Folmar Blangsted
Composition by		Dimitri Tiomkin
Director of Photography		Russell Harlan
Performer		Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, John Russell & Claude Atkins
Art Direction by		Leo K. Kuter