Hondo
1953 · Movie · NR · 84 min · ★ 6.6 · 84% critics
An army dispatch rider arrives in dangerous Apache territory and finds a woman and her young son trying to hold on to their home. As tensions rise around a broken truce, he steps in to protect them, even while trying to understand the people he’s up against.
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-11-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (243 votes)
- Box office
- $4,100,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Hondo if you like classic John Wayne Westerns with grit, protection-for-the-family stakes, and lots of frontier danger; Not for you if you want a wholly original setup, very nuanced conflict, or you prefer faster-paced stories like Rio Grande or The Last Wagon.
Pros: John Wayne in top form; tense frontier action; strong lead chemistry | Cons: simple plot; some slow pacing; mixed opinions
Themes
- military officer
- apache nation
- native american
- cavalry
- 19th century
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1954 · nominated
Cast & crew
John Wayne
as Hondo Lane
Geraldine Page
as Angie Lowe
Ward Bond
as Buffalo Baker
Michael Pate
as Vittorio
James Arness
as Lennie
Rodolfo Acosta
as Silva
Leo Gordon
as Ed Lowe
Tom Irish
as Lt. McKay
Lee Aaker
as Johnny Lowe
Paul Fix
as Major Sherry
Directed by John Farrow