History of the song red river valley part 1 blogger. In director jon avnets upcoming film, red corner, richard gere. These old prints tend to have the very start cut somewhat, likely to remove outdated logos, and you lose some of the start of important songs. Red river valley 1997 film alchetron, the free social. Red river is a 1948 american western film directed and produced by howard hawks and starring john wayne and montgomery clift, giving a fictional account of the first cattle drive from texas to kansas along the chisholm trail. Red river valley is a 1997 film directed by feng xiaoning about the british incursion into tibet, starring paul kersey and ning jing. User zzmale commented on the fact that this movie showed the dark side of chinese culture. What we remember with red river is not, however, the silly ending, but the setup and the majestic central portions. Feng xiaonings 1997 film honghegu red river valley.
Air view onto kragnes, minnesota, north of moorhead. When gregory harrison cherry valance is wooing laura johnson kate at night under a tree with a canopy you couldnt possibly see through, while shes holding a child, and she says she has to go, and he points out the big dipper to her to get her to stay. The red river valley from wild movie best movie scene ikdem ben mbarek. A story of one of the great cattle herds of the world, of a man and a boythomas dunson and matthew garth, the story of the red river d.
It was a totally clear afternoon with a blue dome sky but the muted light is from all of the blowing snow known as a ground blizzard in these parts. Meanwhile, a british expedition is planning to invade the sacred mountain. This is 1997 red river valley flood by wsp usa inspection services on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It is measured in long breaths and offers up scenes eroded to their fundamentals. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. As the title suggests, red appears a lot the red river, spilt red blood from death, dan latimer planned to buy his wife red shoes, etc. After a young woman who was scheduled to be sacrificed as part of a religious ritual is rescued from that fate by a tibetan herdsman, the girl and her hero begin to fall in love. Red river valley spectacularly lensed, but deficient in most other aspects, red river valley is an exotic costumer set in turnofthecentury tibet with enough political baggage to overload an. Her 1964 article the red river valley reexamined, appeared in western folklore 23, p.
Two men act out a fierce psychological rivalry for two hours, only to cave in instantly to a females glib tonguelashing. At the turn of the century, a young chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice, and is rescued by an honorable tibetan herdsman. It notes difficulties with criticisms about the lack of accuracy in these chinese films. Red river valley 1997 posters the movie database tmdb. Overview of red river valley, 1941, directed by joseph kane, with roy rogers, george gabby hayes, sally payne, at turner classic movies.
Hong he gu red river valley aka the tale of the sacred mountain 1997. Red river was his first movie role, playing in a western opposite the biggest star of that genreand not just as a second. Eat drink man woman 1993 the blue kite 1993 the wedding banquet. After the civil war, rancher thomas dunson james arness leads a dangerous cattle drive across texas with a team that includes his adopted son, matthew bruce boxleitner, and black cowboy jack. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive, between the texas rancher who initiated it wayne and his adopted adult son clift.
Red river of the north at the georgetown, minnesota, bridge. Red river 1988 after the civil war, rancher thomas dunson james arness leads a dangerous cattle drive across texas with a team that includes his adopted son, matthew bruce boxleitner, and. Hong he gu 1997 1h 55min drama, history, romance 1997 china at the turn of the century, a young chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice, and is rescued by an honorable tibetan herdsman. It was also released under the title the tale of the sacred mountain. I dont see any roy rogers movie on this site that is not too narrow in shape. Photographs of red river floods near fargo, north dakota. There are two female speaking parts in the film dunsons illfated fiance and tess millay. It was also released under the title a tale of the sacred mountain. Its valley is where the buffalo truly roamed in 1800 the north american prairies were home to an estimated 50 million bison. Ringo was one of waynes many tough guy gets the girl roles. Red river was clifts first film though a protracted legal battle with billionaire producer howard hughes over the movies ending, which hughes claimed too closely resembled that of the outlaw, delayed the pictures release, enabling another clift film, the search, to open before red river and he made an indelible impression, coining.
A book by peter fleming, ian flemings brother, is credited in the movie. A flood warning will be issued for much of the red river basin on wednesday, april 1, and will remain in effect until further notice as water levels throughout the valley continue to rise. Red river valley 1997 changes the movie database tmdb at the turn of the century, a young chinese girl escapes from a religious sacrifice, and is rescued by an honorable tibetan herdsman. If any film ever pointed out the need for a tennessee valley authority this one is it. Hes the bass fiddle player with the sons of the pioneers and he develops a secondary romance with sally payne who plays gabbys daughter and the town telephone switchboard operator. The red river is a major canadian historical figure. Since there is no errors in astronomy category, i guess this goes here.
In need of money following the civil war, dunson and matt lead a cattle drive to missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the. Red river valley was first recorded in 1925, by cowboy singer carl sprague, and gene autry popularized it on film as early as 1936. Very much a celebration of chinese solidarity in the face of the return of hong kong to their control, this costume drama begins at the turn of the century as a virginal chinese girl flees via a. The red river valley from wild movie best movie scene. Red river valley 1997 changes the movie database tmdb. Lidar elevation, red river of the north basin, 20082010. Even that looks too narrow so maybe it was meant to be 1. Substantial flooding occurred in the northern plains of the united states and southern manitoba, canada during april 1997, with many rivers reaching record high levels during the month. Excerpt from the film red river valley, a facets video release. Red river is the first movie where john wayne plays a character whos not very likable. In 1949, john ford first ventured out from the iconic monument valley to. Red river valley might be the first film where pat brady has an important role.
The red river basin mapping initiative was initiated to create a highly accurate digital elevation model and associated lidar data products to enhance natural resources decisionmaking in the red river of. The literal translation of the title of this film is. Air view onto cattle stranded by flooding on a gravel section road. In the red river valley of eastern north dakota and westcentral minnesota flooding. M any westerns have been selfconsciously conceived on an epic scale, but howard hawkss red river 1948, in its deepest channels, actually feels like an ancient epic. It is an examination of gender identity within the. In red river 1948, hawks casts wayne as ruthless cattle rancher thomas dunson. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Harkening back to the days of john wayne and the classic western, the moab area has been a popular destination for feature length films, commercials, and television shows for almost 70 years. The final scene is the weakest in the film, and borden chase reportedly hated it, with good reason. Hong hegu is a 1997 film directed by feng xiaoning about the british incursion into tibet, starring paul kersey and ning jing. Four years after the great flooding of the mississippimissouri river basins, in 1997, extensive flood waters covered the red river know as the red river of the north in the usa, and assiniboine river basins in manitoba and in minnesota and north dakota where the red river forms the boundary between the two states. She offers evidence that the song was known in at least five canadian provinces before 1896, claiming that the song developed in 1869 at the time of the red river rebellion. In 1946, when he was cast opposite john wayne in red river the films release would be delayed until 1948, montgomery clift was 26 years old.
Red river is an absolutely perfect film and i cherish it dearly. It is a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive historically based on the opening of the chisholm trail in 1867 and a film of rivalry and rebellion, spanning a time. Ender united states military academy this research note explores the deleterious social effects of the 1997 red river valley flood on married couples from the upper great plains cities of grand forks, north dakota and east grand forks, minnesota. This chinese drama deals with the british invasion of tibet in the early part of the 20th century. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. Yet for all the hundreds of cattle that fill the screen, this saga of the first great cattle drive along the chisholm trail, dramatized through. Essential viewing for western buffs in particular and film buffs in general, red river currently exists in two release versions. Red river 1948 is a classic and complex western and considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made. The red river valley canadian songwriters hall of fame. Theyre both back in red river for good, and the more. I know a lot of people hate the colorization of movies but i am actually a fan. Vhs or dvd can anyone help me or put me in the right direction.
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