78%User score 78 percent
Rio Bravo
1959 · Western · Drama
User Score
43 votes
The story of a man apart... who brought faith to a youth, love to a woman, justice to a land!
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
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John Chard
April 25, 2017
You think you're the only one in the world ever got a raw deal... There's a lot of people in this world who've had a tougher time than you or me. Run for Cover is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay by Winston Miller from a story by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch. It stars James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek, Jean Hersholt, Grant Withers, Jack Lambert, Ray Teal and Ernest Borgnine. A Techni…
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CinemaSerf
March 20, 2026
“Matt” (James Cagney) and his partner “Daley” (John Derek) are lucky to have escaped the lynch mob after they are mistaken for bank robbers, and after he tells the townsfolk a few home truths the former man ends up their sheriff whilst the latter recovers from injuries sustained during their earlier apprehension. With all looking set fair, “Matt” takes up with “Helga” (Viveca Lindfors) and hopes to be married but the…
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