Red River

For it's epic grandeur, intimate human conflict and controversial final confrontation between John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, Red River has been hailed as the greatest Western of all time. Howard Hawks' classic account of the opening of the Chisholm Trail cattle drive focuses on the edgy relationship between Thomas Dunson, a ruthless rancher determind to get his huge Texas herd to market, and his rebellious adopted son who takes the cattle to Abeline 'his way' in the fight to prove his independence. © Monterey Productions. Released thru United Artists Corp.