Rio Grande (1950)
Directed by John Ford · 105 min · Western
35.1 TOPICAL score · #3,087 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Rio Grande (1950, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 35.1 - ranked 3,087 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (410 ratings) · IMDb 7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (410 ratings) · IMDb 7/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read12,022 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Wayne (actor #47), Maureen O'Hara (actor #526), Ben Johnson (actor #444), Claude Jarman, Jr.