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56% Critic Match
Denver and Rio Grande
“TWO FIGHTING RAILROAD CREWS BATTLE FOR THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY!”
5.6 / 10• 1952• 1h 29m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotages the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad.
Cast & Crew

Edmond O'Brien
Jim Vesser
Lead
Sterling Hayden
McCabe

Dean Jagger
General William J. Palmer

Kasey Rogers
Linda Nelson

Lyle Bettger
Johnny Buff

J. Carrol Naish
Gil Harkness

Zasu Pitts
Jane Dwyer

Tom Powers
Sloan
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Byron Haskin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Denver and Rio Grande is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”










