Rio Lobo on Blu-ray November 17!
Rio Lobo is the last film by Howard Hawks, a titan of American cinema and the director of a litany of undisputed classics, including Scarface, Only Angels Have Wings, The Big Sleep and Monkey Business. Like his previous films Red River, The Big Sky and Rio Bravo, it is an ode to the Old West – a staunchly traditionalist tale of the frontier led by the genre’s biggest star, John Wayne. By 1970, the Western genre was rapidly changing. In America, Revisionist Westerns – typified by the likes of The Wild Bunch, Little Big Man and Soldier Blue – were questioning the established mythology of the West, while Italy’s morally grey Spaghetti Westerns were at the height of their international popularity. Meanwhile, Rio Lobo stood firm in tradition as Hawks’ final Western – and now joins the Masters of Cinema series.
RIO LOBO | PRESS RELEASE
John Wayne stars in Howard Hawks’ final masterpiece
Wayne stars as Colonel Cord McNally of the Union army, who loses a close friend during a raid on a Union payroll train carried out by a group of Confederates under the leadership of Captain Pierre Cordana (Jorge Rivero) and Sergeant Tuscarora Phillips (Christopher Mitchum). McNally suspects that he and his men were betrayed by traitors within the Union, setting in motion a quest for revenge that will continue even after the Civil War is over – and which will bring McNally into a bitter conflict with ruthless landowner Ketcham (Victor French) and “Blue Tom” Hendricks (Mike Henry), the corrupt sheriff of Rio Lobo, Texas.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited edition of 2,000 copies
- Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork Colin Murdoch
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on Rio Lobo by Richard Combs
- 1080p HD presentation from a restoration by Paramount Pictures
- Original English mono audio
- Optional DTS HD-MA 5.1 audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Back to the Old West – new interview on Rio Lobo with Western scholar Austin Fisher, author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western
- New interview with film historian Sheldon Hall on the career of director Howard Hawks
- Original theatrical trailer
* All extras subject to change
DETAILS:
Label: Eureka Entertainment
RIO LOBO (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Blu-ray
JOHN WAYNE | JORGE RIVERO | JENNIFER O’NEILL | JACK ELAM | CHRISTOPHER MITCHUM
VICTOR FRENCH | MIKE HENRY
Director HOWARD HAWKS | 1970 | 114 mins
USA | WESTERN | Language ENGLISH
1.85:1 OAR | Region B | Cert. PG | 17 NOVEMBER 2025
Blu-ray Cat. No. EKA70606 | Blu-ray Barcode 5060000706062 | Blu-ray RRP £22.99
Rio Lobo is released on Blu-ray in the UK November 17, 2025!
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Gerard Iribe
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