Movie · Western · Classics

After serving a prison sentence, farmer Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) returns to his 19th-century Pacific Northwest gold rush town and retrieves his adolescent son, Mark (Tommy Rettig). Meanwhile, goodhearted barroom singer Kay (Marilyn Monroe) is heading downriver with her boyfriend, Harry (Rory Calhoun), to explore a potential gold claim. When their raft sinks, Harry robs Matt of his gun and horse to continue without Kay on land. Sailing downriver toward the claim, the trio plan their revenge.

1954 · 1h 31m
Director Otto Preminger

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River of No Return

Western

After serving a prison sentence, farmer Matt Calder (Robert Mitchum) returns to his 19th-century Pacific Northwest gold rush town and retrieves his adolescent son, Mark (Tommy Rettig). Meanwhile, goodhearted barroom singer Kay (Marilyn Monroe) is heading downriver with her boyfriend, Harry (Rory Calhoun), to explore a potential gold claim. When their raft sinks, Harry robs Matt of his gun and horse to continue without Kay on land. Sailing downriver toward the claim, the trio plan their revenge.

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Average 5.9
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Fresh 9
Rotten 6

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1954
Run Time
1 hr 31 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Renewed 1982 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , Italian (Italy) , Norwegian (Norway) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish (Sweden)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.