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True Grit (1969)
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Average Rating:7.6/10
Synopsis: A pure western in which a lawmen tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis' novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S.... A pure western in which a lawmen tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis' novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, when fourteen year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) calls on him to avenge her father's death at the hands of a man who has escaped into Indian territory. Glen Campbell is a Texas ranger who accompanies them for his own reasons. Wayne reprised the role six years later in ROOSTER COGBURN. [More]
Starring: John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall
Starring: John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Jeremy Slate, Dennis Hopper, Alfred Ryder, Strother Martin
Director: Henry Hathaway
Director: Henry Hathaway
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Marguerite Roberts
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Reviews for True Grit
Wayne's Oscar-winning film is one of his best and most personal, fusing the actor and the person, and marking a collaborative height of 3 vets: producer Hal Wallis, director Henry Hathaway, and the Duke; the shootout climax is particularly memorable.
This is what you find when you look up 'Western' in the cinematic genre dictionary.
certainly one of Wayne's best performances, impressive in both his creation of a larger-than-life screen presence and the nuances he gave the role in all the right places
Latest News for True Grit
October 27, 2009:
Exclusive: Coen Brothers Talk True Grit
With the trades this morning carrying a casting announcement for the Coen brothers adaptation of True Grit, RT decided to go straight to the horses' mouths and ask the siblings... More...
October 27, 2009:
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Sampling the Coen Brothers' True Grit ![]()
The Coen brothers' "True Grit" remake may pick up a pair of high-profile stars to go with Jeff Bridges: Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are both in talks to join the cast. More...
September 11, 2009:
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Proving that the Dude does indeed abide, Jeff Bridges is in talks to star in the Coen brothers' upcoming "True Grit" remake. More...
March 23, 2009:
The Coen Brothers Have True Grit ![]()
For their next feature, the Coen brothers will helm a more faithful re-adaptation of Charles Portis' "True Grit" for Paramount -- one which Variety is calling "not a traditional... More...
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