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7.3The 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.
Cast
- John Wayne as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- Kim Darby as Mattie Ross
- Glen Campbell as "La Boeuf"
- Jeremy Slate as Emmett Quincy
- Robert Duvall as Ned Pepper
- Dennis Hopper as "Moon"
Themes
- bounty hunter
- man hunt
- period drama
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Henry Hathaway
- Screenplay by
- Marguerite Roberts
- Based on
- True Grit , (1968 novel), by Charles Portis
- Produced by
- Hal B. Wallis
- Starring
- John Wayne Glen Campbell Kim Darby Jeremy Slate Robert Duvall Strother Martin
- Cinematography
- Lucien Ballard
- Edited by
- Warren Low
- Music by
- Elmer Bernstein
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- June 12, 1969 ( 1969-06-12 ) ( Little Rock premiere) June 13, 1969 ( 1969-06-13 ) (Los Angeles)
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Box office
- $31.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 451812
- Image
- True Grit 1969 still.jpg
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- publication date
- 1969-07-03
- title
- True Grit
- review score
- 88%
- Commons category
- True Grit (1969 film)
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True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Hal B. Wallis. Starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, with Glen Campbell and Kim Darby, the film is adapted by Marguerite Roberts from Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name.
The story follows Marshal Cogburn and Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Campbell) as they are hired by a young girl, Mattie Ross (Darby), to apprehend the outlaw who killed her father. Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry "Heck" Thomas, who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey and Strother Martin.