Rio Lobo
“Give 'Em Hell, John.”
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
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Cast
41 people
John Wayne
Col. Cord McNally
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Jorge Rivero
Capt. Pierre Cordona
Known for
Erótica
Conquest
Jennifer O'Neill
Shasta Delaney
Known for
Scanners
The Psychic
Jack Elam
Phillips
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Cannonball Run
Christopher Mitchum
Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips
Known for
Big Jake
The Day Time Ended
Victor French
Ketcham
Known for
Little House on the Prairie
Highway to Heaven
Susana Dosamantes
Maria Carmen
Known for
The Three Sides of Ana
Eva Luna
Sherry Lansing
Amelita
Also in
Loving
Frasier
David Huddleston
Dr. Ivor Jones
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Crime Busters
Mike Henry
Rio Lobo Sheriff 'Blue Tom' Hendricks
Known for
Smokey and the Bandit
Soylent Green
Bill Williams
Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Jim Davis
Riley
Known for
Dallas
The Day Time Ended
Howard Hawks Director · Leigh Brackett Screenplay Burton Wohl Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.2M · Budget $6M · United States release December 18, 1970
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Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,250,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Cinema Center Films
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Batjac Productions
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Malabar
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Estudios Churubusco Azteca
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · April 1, 1970
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 1970
Theatrical
Austria
April 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 20, 2004 · Physical · Videolar
France
March 10, 1971 · Theatrical
November 9, 2025 · TV · Paramount Network
Ireland
January 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Japan
February 13, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 1, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 1, 1970 · Theatrical
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