---
title: 'Red River (1948)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Hawks'
released: '1948-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-river-1948'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040724/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Red River (1948)

1948 · 133 min · Drama, Western, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Red River is a 1948 American Western film, directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. It gives a fictional account of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive between the Texas rancher who initiated it (Wayne) and his adopted adult son (Clift).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks), [Arthur Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-rosson)
- **Screenplay:** [Borden Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/borden-chase), [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Producer:** [Borden Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/borden-chase), [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Harlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-harlan)
- **Editor:** [Christian Nyby](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-nyby)

## Cast

- [Harry Cording](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-cording)
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)
- [Montgomery Clift](https://cinepixo.com/people/montgomery-clift)
- [Noah Beery Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-beery-jr)
- [Lane Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lane-chandler)
- [Tom Tyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tyler)
- [Mickey Kuhn](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-kuhn)
- [Glenn Strange](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-strange)
- [Chief Yowlachie](https://cinepixo.com/people/chief-yowlachie)
- [Joanne Dru](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-dru)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey-2)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Hank Worden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-worden)
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/red-river-1948
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