John Wayne's 'Rio Bravo' ranked 5th best western, made as a response to 'High Noon'

A 1959 classic which John Wayne made in response to a film he hated, was named among the best Westerns of all time.
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John Wayne’s ‘Rio Bravo’ Dynamite Final Shootout Idea Came From Director’s Daughter

Rio Bravo follows a small-town sheriff named John T. Chance (Wayne), who seeks to maintain peace in the American West. However, the fate of the town is up in the air when the wealthy Joe Burdette ...
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This John Wayne Western Classic With 96% on Rotten Tomatoes Remains His Best Collaboration With Angie Dickinson

John T. Chance (John Wayne) and Feathers (Angie Dickinson) stand in a hotel room of a saloon in 'Rio Bravo' (1959) Image via Warner Bros. No Western star commands the screen like John Wayne, with his ...
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Warner Bros’ 100th To Be Celebrated At TCM Classic Film Festival With Steven Spielberg & Paul Thomas Anderson; ‘Rio Bravo’ Restoration With Angie Dickinson Set For ...

A big feature of the TCM Classic Film Festival is providing world premieres of major restorations of some of those classics. This year’s 14th annual fest is no different as Turner Classic Movies has ...
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Remember When John Carpenter Basically Remade Classic Western 'Rio Bravo'?

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