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Red River

Poster for the movie "Red River"
Poster for the movie "Red River"

Red River (1948)

NR 133 min - Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance - 26 August 1948
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Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.

Director:  Howard Hawks
Writers:  Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
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Fort Apache

Poster for the movie "Fort Apache"
Poster for the movie "Fort Apache"

Fort Apache (1948)

NR 125 min - Western - 14 June 1948
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Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

Director:  John Ford
Writers:  Frank S. Nugent
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