Characters & Themes
Red River (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Richard Michaels
- Starring
- Bruce Boxleitner, Stan Shaw, Laura Johnson, Ray Walston, James Arness, Guy Madison
Set against the harsh Texas frontier, the film follows a storm‑tossed cattle drive spanning a thousand treacherous miles. In this modern retelling of the 1948 John Wayne classic, a determined cowboy defies his oppressive guardian, risking everything to protect the herd and claim his own destiny.
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