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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 .
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 cantankerous U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn is hired by a headstrong young girl to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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. Director Henry Hathaway pulls his telephoto lens high up in the sky, and we see the meadow isolated there, dreamlike and fantastic.
Apr 13, 2024 · John Wayne's performance in True Grit is considered one of the best of his career. Wayne played a unique character, showcasing humor and reluctant heroism in the film, earning him his first and...
After hired hand Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) murders the father of 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), she seeks vengeance and hires U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), a man of "true...
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It was John Wayne, not a stuntman, who actually rode the horse that jumped the four-rail fence at the end of True Grit, much to the dismay of film director Henry Hathaway. John Wayne had met singer Karen Carpenter on a college show he hosted prior to the shooting of this movie.
True Grit, American western film, released in 1969, that was a late career triumph for John Wayne, who won his only Academy Award for his performance as the cantankerous U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn. Mattie Ross (played by Kim Darby) is a headstrong 14-year-old girl who is determined to find her.
So Mattie finds the toughest marshall of the West : the one-eyed Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), who's never known a dry day in his life, and hires him - with $100 - to go after Chaney and Pepper.
