Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!

1959 · 141 min · ★ 7.8 (1K) · Western, Drama

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

Directed by Howard Hawks · Written by Jules Furthman

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