

1959 · 2h 21m · Movie
They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!
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.
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In theaters: March 8, 1959
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Ward Bond
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