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True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts.
Fourteen-year-old precocious Arkansas farm girl Mattie Ross hires Cogburn, a grizzled, boozy, trigger-happy, mean and nasty lawman, to go after murderer / robber outlaw Tom Chaney who has murdered her father Frank Ross, while those two were on a trip to Fort Smith, Arkansas to purchase horses.
True Grit: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate. A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.
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The True Grit film series consists of American western dramas, including theatrical and made-for-television installments. The plot follows the adventures of Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in the Old American West , and detail his role in bringing justice to outlaws and bandits who wrongfully terrorize small towns and villages.
After an outlaw named Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) murders her father, feisty 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) hires Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), a boozy, trigger-happy lawman...
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True Grit. Action. 128 minutes ‧ G ‧ 1969. Roger Ebert. July 1, 1969. 4 min read. There is a moment in “True Grit” when John Wayne and four or five bad guys confront each other across a mountain meadow. The situation is quite clear: Someone will have to back up or die.
Dec 21, 2010 · True Grit. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Adventure, Drama, Western. PG-13. 1h 50m. By Manohla Dargis. Dec. 21, 2010. That old-time American religion of vengeance runs...
Dec 22, 2010 · True Grit is a mythic Western adventure story of vengeance and valor from Academy Award winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, whose stirring adaptation hones in on the plain-spoken humor, bold storytelling and rough beauty of Charles Portis’ classic American novel.
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.