Rio Grande - The Masters of Cinema Series

Perhaps one of the most underrated of the collaborations between director John Ford and star John Wayne, Rio Grande manages to be both a conclusion and a new beginning for this most iconic of actor-filmmaker collaborators. The film is the final entry in Ford and Wayne's "Cavalry Trilogy" following their hits Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). Yet it also marks the first of five appearances Wayne made with actress Maureen O'Hara, three of which were directed by Ford. Wayne is Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, attached to the Texas frontier in 1879 to protect settlers from attacks by Apache's. When Yorke's son a West Point flunkee turned Army private is assigned to his father's regiment, tensions flare upon the arrival of Yorke's estranged wife Kathleen (O'Hara), who wants their teenaged son out of Yorke's unit. After Apache's attack, the stakes of Yorke's mission escalate, and he must journey to Mexico where the Apache's are hiding out. With his son and two old recruits (Ford/Wayne regulars Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr.) as accompaniment, Yorke faces his toughest battle. The Quiet Man (1952) may be the most fondly remembered collaboration between Ford, Wayne, and O'Hara, but ironically, that classic wouldn't even exist if not for Rio Grande, as studio Republic was so (incorrectly!) certain that the later film would lose money, that they only agreed to its production on the condition that Ford and his collaborators make another western first to cover the costs. But Rio Grande stands on its own as yet another outstanding meeting of these remarkable talents.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Stephen Prince (Western authority); Scene specific audio commentary with Maureen O'Hara (actor), Documentaries: 'Along the Rio Grande with Maureen O'Hara', Making of Documentary, Video essay on the film by Tag Gallagher (John Ford expert and scholar), Trailers

Actors: Victor McLaglen, J. Carrol Naish, Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Grant Withers, Claude Jarman Jr., Peter Ortiz

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 105 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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