Hondo

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Hondo

PG

1953

1h 24m

Western

Drama

Romance

War

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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

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01/07/2023

... one of Wayne’s best westerns of the 1950s.

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Francois Truffaut

Arts (France)

05/06/2022

This is one of the best westerns of the moment.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

05/30/2021

3.5/4

A twisty Western.

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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]

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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.

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Emanuel Levy

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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

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Sam V

@Samelectrico Jul 23

Poor casting and predictable story

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/20/2025

Success in 1 hour and 24 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Western Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Michael L

@RT00332690 06/09/2025

Wayne at his best. Tight well written.

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Angelo C

@RT29835010 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.

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Scott W

@RT57361544 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.

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Kevin B

@RT90382118 02/02/2023

One of my favorites really enjoy this movie

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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.

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, Drama, Romance, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 27, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 24m

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