Rio Bravo Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film, directed by Howard Hawks. The script was written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on a short story by B.H. McCampbell. The movie stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson, with Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. In the town of Rio Bravo, Texas, sheriff's deputy Dude , who has acquired the contemptuous nickname "Borrachón", enters a saloon to get a drink. Joe Burdette , brother of rancher Nathan Burdette, tosses a silver dollar into a spittoon at Dude's feet. As Dude reaches for the spittoon, Presidio County, Texas...
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Release date:	March 18, 1959
Directed by:	Howard Hawks
Runtime:	141 Minutes
Producer:	Howard Hawks
Editor:	Folmar Blangsted
Music by:	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography:	Russell Harlan
Screenplay by:	Jules Furthman, Leigh Brackett
Genre:	Western

Cast of Rio Bravo

John Wayne

Sheriff John T. Chance

Born:May 26, 1907

Died:June 11, 1979

Walter Brennan

Stumpy

Born:July 25, 1894

Died:Sept. 21, 1974

Ward Bond

Pat Wheeler

Born:Apr. 9, 1903

Died:Nov. 5, 1960

Dean Martin

Dude ('Borachón')

Born:June 7, 1917

Died:Dec. 25, 1995

Angie Dickinson

Feathers

Born:September 30, 1931

Age:80

Harry Carey, Jr.

Harold

Born:May 16, 1921

Age:91

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Nomination
1959	DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Howard Hawks

Film director of Rio Bravo

Howard Hawks

Born: May 30, 1896

Died: December 26, 1977

Education: Cornell University

Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres such as Scarface , Bringing Up Baby , Only Angels Have Wings , His Girl Friday , Sergeant York , To Have and Have Not , The Big...
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Title	Released	Genre
Trent's Last Case
Cradle Snatchers
Rio Lobo	1970	Western
El Dorado	1966	Western
Red Line 7000	1965	Action
Man's Favorite Sport?	1964	Comedy
Hatari!	1962	Adventure
Rio Bravo	1959	Western
Land of the Pharaohs	1955	Action
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	1953	Musical
O. Henry's Full House	1952	Comedy
Monkey Business	1952	Comedy
The Big Sky	1952	Western
The Thing	1951	Science Fiction
I Was a Male War Bride	1949	Comedy
A Song Is Born	1948	Musical
Red River	1948	Western
The Big Sleep	1946	Thriller
To Have and Have Not	1944	Thriller
The Outlaw	1943	Western
Air Force	1943	Action
Ball of Fire	1941	Comedy
Sergeant York	1941	Action
His Girl Friday	1940	Comedy
Cary Grant: A Gentleman's Gentleman	1940	Comedy
Only Angels Have Wings	1939	Action
Bringing up Baby	1938	Comedy
Ceiling Zero	1936	Adventure
Come and Get It	1936	Action
The Road to Glory	1936
Barbary Coast	1935	Adventure
Twentieth Century	1934	Comedy
Viva Villa!	1934	Action
The Prizefighter and the Lady	1933	Comedy
Today We Live	1933
Tiger Shark	1932	Adventure
Scarface	1932
The Crowd Roars	1932
The Criminal Code	1931
The Dawn Patrol	1930	Action
The Air Circus	1928
A Girl in Every Port	1928	Comedy
Paid to Love	1927	Comedy
Fig Leaves	1926	Comedy

Music contributors for Rio Bravo

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor. He is considered "one of the giants of Hollywood movie...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie Rio Bravo?
A:
B.H. McCampbell, Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett performed the film's screenwriting.
Q:
When was the premier of the motion picture "Rio Bravo"?
A:
The movie was released in March, 1959.
Q:
Who directed the movie "Rio Bravo"?
A:
Howard Hawks directed the movie.
Q:
What is the runtime of the movie "Rio Bravo"?
A:
The runtime for the movie is 141 minutes.
Q:
What was the slogan from the motion picture, Rio Bravo?
A:
The movie's tagline was, "JOHN WAYNE The big guy with the battered hat... and DEAN MARTIN the ragged woman-wrecked castoff called Dude... and RICKY NELSON The rockin' babyfaced gunfisted kid... AND TIME WAS RUNNING OUT THROUGH BULLET HOLES AT HOWARD HAWKS' "RIO BRAVO.""
Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "Rio Bravo"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment distributed the movie.
Q:
Who produced "Rio Bravo"?
A:
Howard Hawks produced the movie.
Q:
Which actors were the stars of the motion picture, "Rio Bravo"?
A:
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan and John Russell starred in the film.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture Rio Bravo?
A:
Dimitri Tiomkin composed the music score for the soundtrack.

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