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Assault on Precinct 13

Original title

Rio Bravo

Year

1959

Running time

141 min.

Country

United States

Director

Howard Hawks

Screenwriter

Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman. Story: B. H. McCampbell

Cast

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

Russell Harlan

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Western

Synopsis

John Wayne stars as the sheriff of a small western town who arrests a murderer and then must contend with the aggressive efforts of the killer's brother to free him before the state marshall arrives. Surrounding the town, the villains make repeated runs at the tiny jailhouse where their comrade is incarcerated. The sheriff is left to defend the territory almost single-handedly -- his only aid being a rag-tag crew of misfits, including a drunk, an old cripple, a saloon woman, and a singing teenager.

Rankings Position

#14 Best Westerns in the history of film
#55 Best Movies of the '50s
#122 Best US Movies of all time

Awards: 1959: Golden Globes: Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Angie Dickinson)

1958: Golden Globes: Nominated for Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Ricky Nelson)

1959: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

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7 My Favorite Westerns (696)

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