Rio Bravo with John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson is a real western classic and not only that, but also a perfect buddy film, which star director Quentin Tarantino described as his favorite genre representative.
Now the film, which is as iconic as it is worth seeing, is being released remastered in 4K Ultra HD for the first time and while the limited Steelbook is already sold out, you can still get it new 4K standard version with additional Blu-ray secure on Amazon *. There is also various bonus material on board.
The film by Howard Hawks is also available as Blu-ray * in Full HD or on DVD *, which has been available for a long time, as well as with digital purchase and rental options on Amazon Prime Video *. However, none of these come close to the image quality of the new 4K release.
That’s what the western classic with John Wayne is about
In the Texas town of Rio Bravo, John T. Chance (John Wayne) is the sheriff and one day he arrests the accused Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) after an escalated fight that resulted in a death. Before a US marshal can pick him up, his wealthy brother Nathan Burdette (John Russell) wants to free him with the help of a whole series of trigger-happy gunfighters and criminals.
Sheriff Chance, on the other hand, only has the former deputy and drunkard Dude (Dean Martin), the young Colorado (Ricky Nelson) and the old Stumpy (Walter Brennan) on his side. Given their outnumbered numbers, the four have to decide whether they want to let the murderer go or take on his liberators.
Rio Bravo is that good
It’s not just Tarantino who celebrates the western classic, the French trade magazine Cahiers du Cinéma also put Rio Bravo on its list a few years ago of the best films of all time at number 12. In addition, the Moviepilot community also finds it more than just solid with an average of 7.4 out of 10 points, while the FILMSTARTS review Rio Bravo also gives it 5 out of 5 stars recognized as a masterpiece has.
Despite the typical celebration of heroism, Rio Bravo seems “not exaggerated or unbelievable“. The experienced director beware of this.”to open the door to pathos“.The figures would remain on the carpet,”and it’s the focus on characters and their relationships with each other that make Rio Bravo one of the most exciting westerns of all time“, is it[called.
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