Not only does he lose the gold, but one of his strongest officers is killed in the raid. [5], The script was rewritten throughout production. Howard Hawks' "Rio Lobo" is a John Wayne Western. Col. Cord McNally's close friend, Lt. Ned Forsythe, is fatally injured in the raid, and during the pursuit McNally's squad is spread thinner and thinner until he is left on his own. Durante la guerra di Secessione il colonnello nordista McNally assiste impotente a un abile colpo delle truppe sudiste che, comandate dal capitano Cordona, trafugano un carico d'oro destinato alle truppe del Nord. Union leader Cord McNally (John Wayne) is protecting a routine gold shipment when his troops are attacked by Confederate forces. These three men ride into Rio Lobo, a corrupted dusty town in the middle of the desert, with the goal of bringing to justice the man who sold McNally out. Rio Lobo Movie (1970) - trailer - Plot synopsis: During the American Civil War, Col. Cord McNally (John Wayne) has instructions telegraphed to his close friend, Lt. Ned Forsythe (Peter Jason), in charge of the Union troops on a Union army payroll train. The musical score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and the movie was filmed at Cuernavaca in the Mexican state of Morelos and at Tucson, Arizona. Tuscarora is on his way to Rio Lobo, Texas where he grew up. Their plan is to listen in on the telegraph wires, grease the tracks to stop the train, disconnect the payroll wagon from the engine so it rolls back down the hill, using a hor… Rio Lobo is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. [7], In a retrospective review, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote, "The fact that its best action sequence, the first, was directed by the second unit is emblematic of Hawks's relative lack of engagement with the material. During the Civil War, the Union Army's gold was being stolen by a band of Confederate soldiers. Col. Cord McNally's close friend, Lt. Ned Forsythe, is fatally injured in the raid, and during the pursuit McNally's squad is spread thinner and thinner until he is left on his own. Rio Lobo (1970), scheda completa del film di Howard Hawks con John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill: trama, cast, trailer, gallerie, boxoffice, premi, curiosità e news. HannGregor. McNally then tells Cordona and Tuscarora that if they should come across these men again, to contact him through a friend of his, Pat Cronin, who is the sheriff of Blackthorne in Texas. The film was the last film directed by Howard Hawks, from a script by Leigh Brackett. It was "Rio Lobo," Randy, where John Wayne plays a Colonel in the US Army, guarding a gold shipment during the Civil War. They did a good job with the engine itself, never showing the air pump, which was undoubtedly on the left side, showing it only from the right. The Duke is aided by a young gun slinging sidekick with a state nickname and a crusty old deputy. Add a plot summary Add the ending Titles starting with R. Factual error: As the colonel and his companions ride out of Blackthorne, Texas, they pass Saguaro cacti, which, oddly enough, only grow in the Sonora Desert, a far distance from Texas. Director Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars is most widely recognized for kicking off the genre known as the Spaghetti… The plot of both movies is: The Duke helps an old, drunken sheriff friend keep a bad guy in jail. However, Confederates led by Capt. Tuscarora Phillips. "[9] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times said that the film was "close enough to greatness to stand above everything else so far in the current season. Con John Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Mike Henry, Jorge Rivero. Now, as honest friends, the three companions ride into Rio Lobo--a dusty town in the middle of the desert overcome by corruption--to bring to justice the one who sold McNally out; however, the town is rife with the betrayer's murderous cut-throats. 15. Hendricks' men turn and run. He made El Dorado in 1966 and followed it with Rio Lobo in 1970. Rio Lobo is a 1970 American Western film starring John Wayne. "[11] TV Guide wrote, "for such a refined director as Hawks to end his career on a note like this, having made some of the finest films in the history of American cinema, is an atrocity not worth the silver used in the negative. So McNally, Cordona, and the girl go to Rio Lobo, and they discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. During the final days of the American Civil War, the Union army payroll train is hijacked by Confederates led by Capt. 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