True Grit
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.
Plot
In 1880, Frank Ross, of Yell County, Arkansas, is murdered and robbed by his hired hand, Tom Chaney. Ross's young daughter, Mattie, travels to Fort Smith and hires aging U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn to apprehend Chaney. Mattie earns enough to pay his fee by horse trading. Meanwhile, Chaney has taken up with outlaw "Lucky" Ned Pepper in Indian Territory.
Awards
Cast
- Alfred Ryder
- Boyd Morgan
- Carlos Rivas
- Connie Sawyer
- Dennis Hopper
- Donald Woods
- Edith Atwater
- Elizabeth Harrower
- Glen Campbell
- Guy Wilkerson
- H.W. Gim
- Hank Worden
- James McEachin
- James Westerfield
- Jay Silverheels
- Jeff Corey
- Jeremy Slate
- John Doucette
- John Fiedler
- John Pickard
- John Wayne
- Kim Darby
- Max Wagner
- Myron Healey
- Robert Duvall
- Ron Soble
- Strother Martin
- Stuart Randall
- Wilford Brimley
More details
| author | Charles Portis Marguerite Roberts |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Arkansas |
| director | Henry Hathaway |
| editor | Warren Low |
| events | Texas Ranger Division |
| genre | drama western |
| keywords | attorney bury dead bodies draw flee force gang member indian territory jump kill lawyer mcalester\'s store morning murder oklahoma recoil reuben rooster j. cogburn rooster cogburn texas ranger trade wait wound young daughter |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Hal B. Wallis |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Colorado Ouray County |