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Rio Bravo (1959)

Directed by Howard Hawks · Cinematography by Russell Harlan

Approved141 min63 frames

Western

They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Rio Bravo

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Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: wide — A dusty desert village consists of several small adobe buildings and a dirt path. Several villagers walk along…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit saloon with rustic wooden walls and multiple people sitting at tables. A man in a tan jacket…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A nighttime desert scene features a man in a dark environment with rough textures. The man wears a sheriff's…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, rustic wooden building interior with brick walls in the background. A man in a cowboy hat and…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, rustic interior with visible brick walls and an iron stove behind. A man wearing a sheriff's…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features wood-paneled walls and a matching door in the background. A woman sits in the…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a person framed behind heavy vertical metal bars. An elderly man in a cowboy hat…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — Three cowboys on horseback stand before an old brick assayer building with wooden signage. The men hold…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with brown walls features a small table lamp. A man stands leaning against a wall while…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: establishing — A dusty dirt street in a western town bordered by wooden and adobe buildings. A few horses are tied to…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — Three men wearing cowboy hats stand in a dimly lit, rustic wooden building interior. They face toward the…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: closeup — A man's face appears as a clear, inverted reflection in a rectangular trough. The ground surrounding the…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: wide — A dusty dirt street runs through a collection of weathered wooden western buildings. Several people stand near…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — The interior of a rustic, dimly lit western space with brown brick walls. Two men in cowboy hats and suede…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with rough brick walls and an old cast-iron stove. A young man sits playing a…Rio Bravo (1959) movie still: medium — A rustic office with textured mud-brick walls contains wooden furniture and a stove. Four men in mid-century…
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Rio Bravo — official trailer

What is Rio Bravo about?

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

Where can you watch Rio Bravo?

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What does the cinematography of Rio Bravo look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, Rio Bravo builds its coverage from medium shots (75% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Russell Harlan keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 62% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Rio Bravo?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rio Bravo (1959) are #4a3428, #8c6d52, #362c28, #251812, #31231c, #ad9174 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #4a3428
  • #8c6d52
  • #362c28
  • #251812
  • #31231c
  • #ad9174

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