Rio Conchos (1964 film)
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | David Weisbart |
| Written by |
Joseph Landon Clair Huffaker (novel) |
| Starring |
Richard Boone Stuart Whitman Tony Franciosa Edmond O'Brien Jim Brown |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Joseph Silver |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,500,000 (US/ Canada) |
Rio Conchos is a 1964 Cinemascope Western starring Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Tony Franciosa, Edmond O'Brien, and in his motion picture debut, Jim Brown, based on Clair Huffaker's novel "Guns of Rio Conchos" published in 1958.
Huffaker's novel is reminiscent of the John Wayne-starring films The Comancheros (for which Huffaker co-wrote the screenplay) and The Searchers. The main female role, played by Wende Wagner in a black wig, has no English dialogue. Rio Conchos was filmed in Moab, Utah, though the Conchos River and most of the action of the film takes place in Mexico.
Jerry Goldsmith's complete soundtrack was given a limited release on CD in January 2000 by Film Score Monthly that featured a tie-in title song by Johnny Desmond.
On June 21, 2011, Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a double feature with Take a Hard Ride (1975).
An ex-Confederate Army officer (Richard Boone) named Jim Lassiter, who has been out for revenge against Apache Indians who massacred his family, recovers a stolen U.S. Army repeating rifle from some Apaches he has killed; as the Apache have proven formidable with lesser weaponry, there is cause for concern should they become equipped with such superior firepower.
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