True Grit

1969

2h 8m

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7.3/10

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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.

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

Charles Portis(novel by)

Marguerite Roberts(screenplay by)

Don Black(lyricist by)

Stars

John Wayne

Kim Darby

Glen Campbell

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John Wayne

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Mattie Ross

"La Boeuf"

Emmett Quincy

Ned Pepper

"Moon"

Goudy

Colonel G. Stonehill

Tom Chaney

Captain Boots Finch

Judge Parker

Lawyer Daggett

"Sheriff"

"Barlow"

Mrs. Floyd

"Dirty Bob"

Mrs. Bagby

Chen Lee

Directors

Henry Hathaway

Writers

Charles Portis(novel by)

Marguerite Roberts(screenplay by)

Don Black(lyricist by)

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This has got to be one of the finest of this genre ever made. Wayne is superb as a tough, uncompromising US marshal engaged by a naive, but headstrong Kim Darby to avenge the murder of her father. The vain, self-assured Texas Ranger "La Beouf" (Glen Campbell) is also on the hunt and the three of them set off to track down "Lucky Ned Pepper" and his gang. The photography is stunning and we do get quite a sense of the sheer scale of the territory as they close in on their prey. This is a well written, tensely, even - on occasion - quite humorously directed movie with some great music and indubitably a legend out in front who isn't afraid to look old and out of condition. Robert Duvall plays a mean "Ned Pepper" and Strother Martin has some fun as the horse-broker. This is super cinema.

Geronimo196703 Jun, 2023