Hondo (1953)

Directed by

John Farrow

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 246 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone man named Hondo Lane gets involved with a woman and her son living on a remote ranch in Apache territory. He must protect them while dealing with the threat of an Apache uprising.

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What happens

Hondo is a 1953 Warnercolor 3D Western film directed by John Farrow and starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page. The screenplay is based on the 1952 Collier's short story "The Gift of Cochise" by Louis L'Amour. The book Hondo was a novelization of the film also written by L'Amour, and published by Gold Medal Books in 1953. The supporting cast features Ward Bond, James Arness, and Leo Gordon. The shoot went over schedule, and Farrow had to leave the production, as he was contractually obligated to direct another movie. The final scenes featuring the Apache attack on the circled wagons of the Army and settlers were shot by John Ford, whom Wayne had asked to finish the film; Ford was uncredited for this work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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