Principal cast
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan
Film 184 of 498 on the Screen Path
Rio Bravo
They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!
About the film
Rio Bravo at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1958 film at stop 184 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Russell Harlan (director of photography), Folmar Blangsted (editor), Dimitri Tiomkin (original music composer), Jules Furthman (screenplay) and Leigh Brackett (screenplay)
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Release
- 1959-03-08
- Runtime
- 141 minutes
- Genres
- Western and Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 49 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 49 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
49 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- John WayneCharacter: Sheriff John T. Chance
- Dean MartinCharacter: Dude
- Ricky NelsonCharacter: Colorado Ryan
- Angie DickinsonCharacter: Feathers
- Walter BrennanCharacter: Stumpy
- Ward BondCharacter: Pat Wheeler
- John RussellCharacter: Nathan Burdette
- Pedro Gonzalez GonzalezCharacter: Carlos Robante
- Estelita RodriguezCharacter: Consuela Robante
- Claude AkinsCharacter: Joe Burdette
- Malcolm AtterburyCharacter: Jake
- Harry Carey Jr.Character: Harold
Full crew
Full crew
- Howard HawksCredits: Director, Producer
- Jules FurthmanCredits: Screenplay
- Ralph S. HurstCredits: Set Decoration
- Marjorie BestCredits: Costume Design
- Folmar BlangstedCredits: Editor
- Leo K. KuterCredits: Art Direction
- Dimitri TiomkinCredits: Original Music Composer, Songs, Conductor
- Russell HarlanCredits: Director of Photography
- Leigh BrackettCredits: Screenplay
- Paul HelmickCredits: Assistant Director
- Jack N. YoungCredits: Stunts
- Yakima CanuttCredits: Stunt Coordinator
- Maurice De PackhCredits: Orchestrator
- George ParrishCredits: Orchestrator
- Terry K. MeadeCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Dean SmithCredits: Stunts
- Fred GrahamCredits: Stunts
- Bob HerronCredits: Stunts
- John HudkinsCredits: Stunts
- Bill BabcockCredits: Stunts
- Ted WhiteCredits: Stunts
- Jack WilliamsCredits: Stunts
- Chuck RobersonCredits: Stunts
- Bob TerhuneCredits: Stunts
- Joe GrayCredits: Stunts
- Paul Francis WebsterCredits: Lyricist
- Gordon BauCredits: Makeup Supervisor
- Robert B. LeeCredits: Sound
- B.H. McCampbellCredits: Short Story
- Tyrus WongCredits: Art Department Coordinator
- Joe ByrneCredits: Stunt Double
- Albert CavensCredits: Stunts
- Philip CrawfordCredits: Stunts
- Danny SandsCredits: Stunts
- Sailor VincentCredits: Stunts
- Jack WhitmanCredits: Camera Operator
- Richard DoranCredits: Assistant Camera
- Laurindo AlmeidaCredits: Musician
- Nestor AmaralCredits: Musician
- Robert BainCredits: Musician
- John T. BoudreauCredits: Musician
- Sidney CutnerCredits: Orchestrator
- Leo DiamondCredits: Musician
- Bob DiVallCredits: Musician
- Manuel EmanuelCredits: Orchestrator
- Max GralnickCredits: Musician
- Earl HatchCredits: Musician
- Michael HeindorfCredits: Orchestrator
- Norman HerzburgCredits: Musician
- William HinshawCredits: Musician
- Manny KleinCredits: Musician
- Raphael KramerCredits: Musician
- Gus LeveneCredits: Orchestrator
- Peter MercurioCredits: Musician
- Tommy MorganCredits: Musician
- Leonid RaabCredits: Orchestrator
- Eleanor SlatkinCredits: Musician
- Harry SukmanCredits: Musician
- Herbert TaylorCredits: Orchestrator
- Raymond TurnerCredits: Musician
- Lloyd UlyateCredits: Musician
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