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Hondo

Play trailer 2:51 Poster for Hondo PG 1953 1h 24m Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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An embittered Indian scout attempts to escort a homesteader's wife and her son back to safety after her cowardly husband deserts her during an Apache attack. When she refuses to go, the scout stays on to help for a while and, over time, forms a strong bond with both her and her son.
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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 01/07/2023
... one of Wayne’s best westerns of the 1950s. Go to Full Review Francois Truffaut Arts (France) 05/06/2022
This is one of the best westerns of the moment. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 05/30/2021
3.5/4
A twisty Western. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews 06/04/2012
3/4
Stands out as one of Wayne's best-remembered features, a smooth Western co-produced by Wayne and shot at the tail end of the '50s 3-D craze. [Blu-ray] Go to Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 05/19/2012
7/10
...an intelligent yet thrilling film, long on talk but with sufficient derring-do to satisfy most fans of the Western genre. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/29/2006
B
Directed by John Farrow in 3-D, this Western resembles George Stevens' Shane (released few months earlier), based on the premise that to become a real man every boy needs a father (biological or surrogate); the film marks Geraldine Page's screen debut Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 20 Success in 1 hour and 24 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Western Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Michael L Jun 9 Wayne at his best. Tight well written. See more Angelo C 11/07/2024 Great movie…it’s believable and it shows how tough the days of cowboys and Indians were. There was respect but brutality when warranted. Page was beautiful but not too beautiful, believable and so well acted….especially by the apaches and especially their leader. See more Scott W 08/17/2023 Much better than The Son of Katie Elder. Not as good as Eldorado. Not even close to Wayne's best. James Arness has a confusing bit part. See more Kevin B 02/02/2023 One of my favorites really enjoy this movie See more Christopher B 08/22/2022 Hondo was directed by John Farrow but certainly reminds one of John Ford's films and stars his usual A-list actor John Wayne in a Western film, albeit a little offbeat one. The tone is unique and one that differs and the story is unique and has a lot going for it however. John Wayne gives another solid performance and the film is brisk, running under an hour and a half and is well-paced and has enough action in the latter part of the film to make it entertaining enough. Not the best of Westerns, but one that is unique and solid overall. See more Read all reviews
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John Farrow

Director

John Wayne

Hondo Lane

Geraldine Page

Angie Lowe

Ward Bond

Buffalo Baker

Michael Pate

Vittorio - Chiricahua Apache Chief

James Arness

Lennie - Army Indian Scout

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Movie Info

Synopsis An embittered Indian scout attempts to escort a homesteader's wife and her son back to safety after her cowardly husband deserts her during an Apache attack. When she refuses to go, the scout stays on to help for a while and, over time, forms a strong bond with both her and her son.
Director
John Farrow
Producer
John Wayne, Robert Fellows
Screenwriter
James Edward Grant
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG (Western Violence)
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 27, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 24m
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