The final film by the legendary director Howard Hawks, released in 1970, found him paired with longtime leading man John Wayne in a story slightly similar to their more familiar Rio Bravo and El Dorado. Set at the end of the Civil War, the story finds Wayne playing a Union army colonel who recovers some stolen gold and roots out a traitor. Though a little creaky (Hawks had been making films since 1926), Rio Lobo nevertheless has his trademark, crackling dialogue, appealing characters, and ensemble spirit among the cast. This was a worthy finish to a fantastic career by a first-rank filmmaker.
After the civil war, a union colonel goes to rio lobo to take revenge on two traitors.
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John Wayne | Col. Cord McNally |
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Jorge Rivero | Capt. Pierre Cordona |
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Jennifer O'Neill | Shasta Delaney |
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Jack Elam | Phillips |
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Christopher Mitchum | Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips |
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Victor French | Ketcham |
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Susana Dosamantes | María Carmen |
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Sherry Lansing | Amelita |
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David Huddleston | Dr. Ivor Jones |
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Mike Henry | Sheriff Tom Hendricks |
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Bill Williams | Sheriff Pat Cronin |
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Jim Davis | Riley |
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Dean Smith | Bide |
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Robert Donner | Whitey Carter |
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George Plimpton | George / Whitey's 4th henchman |
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Edward Faulkner | Lt. Harris |
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Peter Jason | Lt. Forsythe |
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Chuck Courtney | Chuck / Whitey's 2nd henchman |
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Robert Rothwell | Whitey's 3rd henchman |
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Don 'Red' Barry | Feeny - Bartender |
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William Byrne | Train Machinist |
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Harold Cops | |
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Stanley Corson | |
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Sondra Currie | Blackthorne Prostitute |
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José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' |
| Director | Howard Hawks |
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| Writer | Burton Wohl, Leigh Brackett | |
| Producer | Howard Hawks, Paul Helmick | |
| Musician | Jerry Goldsmith | |
| Photography | William H. Clothier | |
| Edition | Blu-Ray Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital TrueHD [English] |
| Subtitles | Danish | Dutch | English | Finnish | French | German | Norwegian | Spanish | Swedish |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 31, 2011 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 3916 |
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| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:27 |
| Modified Date | May 17, 2019 03:36:43 |