Review of Rio Bravo (1959) by Paul C — 25 Jan 2009

John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and the great Howard Hawks directing! The BEST badass western of all time...WATCH IT!!!!

This review of Rio Bravo (1959) was written by Paul C on 25 Jan 2009.

Rio Bravo has generally received very positive reviews.

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