Red River (1988)
Remake of the 1948 John Wayne feature about a man who rebels against his tyrannical guardian during a crucial cattle drive.
Top billed cast
Bruce BoxleitnerMatthew Garth
James ArnessThomas Dunson
Gregory HarrisonCherry Valance
Stan ShawJack Byrd
Ray WalstonGroot
Ty HardinCotton
Robert HortonMr. Melville, Cattle Buyer
John LuptonEli Pruitt
Guy MadisonBill Meeker, Rancher
Laura JohnsonKate
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