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Rio Grande

1950 · 105 min

A stately, old-fashioned Western that balances cavalry action with a tender, complicated family reunion.

Tagline: John Ford's Most Powerful Drama. The Breathtaking Saga of the United States Cavalry! The third installment of John Ford's trilogy...
Overview: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
loyalty
deception
class
Places: wilderness
military
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: western
Directed by: John Ford
Written by: James Kevin McGuinness
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr., Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, J. Carrol Naish, Victor McLaglen
Music: Victor Young
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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