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True Grit

Name: True Grit
Genre: Western
Released: 1969-06-11
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.337

★ 7,3 /10 (873 Votes)

1969 EN 128 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

11/06/1969

Votes

873

Popularity

7.4

The strangest trio ever to track a killer.

Genres

Western

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

128 min

Revenue

$37,659,900

John Wayne

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Kim Darby

Mattie Ross

Glen Campbell

"La Boeuf"

Jeremy Slate

Emmett Quincy

Robert Duvall

Ned Pepper

Dennis Hopper

"Moon"

Alfred Ryder

Goudy

Strother Martin

Colonel G. Stonehill

Jeff Corey

Tom Chaney

Ron Soble

Captain Boots Finch

James Westerfield

Judge Parker

John Fiedler

Lawyer Daggett

John Doucette

"Sheriff"

Donald Woods

"Barlow"

Edith Atwater

Mrs. Floyd

Carlos Rivas

"Dirty Bob"

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Isabel Boniface

Mrs. Bagby

H.W. Gim

Chen Lee

John Pickard

Frank Ross

Elizabeth Harrower

Mrs. Ross

Ken Renard

Yarnell

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Jay Ripley

Harold Parmalee

Kenneth Becker

Farrell Parmalee

Wilford Brimley

Minor Role (uncredited)

Chuck Hayward

Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited)

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Leon Alton

Boarding House Guest (uncredited)

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Forrest Burns

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

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Albert Cavens

Boarding House Guest (uncredited)

Gene Coogan

Boarding House Guest (uncredited)

Myron Healey

Deputy at Prisoner Unloading (uncredited)

James McEachin

Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)

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Dennis McMullen

Bailiff (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Red - Ferryman (uncredited)

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Robin Morse

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Edna O'Dell

Boarding House Guest (uncredited)

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John Pedrini

Boarding House Guest (uncredited)

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General Sterling Price

Ginger Cat (uncredited)

Stuart Randall

McAlester (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Connie Sawyer

Talkative Woman at Hanging (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Jay Silverheels

Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)

Dean Smith

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Vincent St. Cyr

Gaspargoo (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson

The Hangman (uncredited)

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Chalky Williams

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Hank Worden

R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)

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It's about the Duke's image really you know. When her father is shot and killed, Mattie Ross is outraged and thirsting for revenge. Seeking out Rooster Cogburn based on his gritty reputation, and aided by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, they head off to find the killer. It's not bold or foolish to say that John Wayne has not only been in better films, he's also given better performances than his Oscar winning turn here in True Grit. However, few of his fans, or anyone who had watched his career closely, were complaining that the big man collected the pinnacle of acting awards. True Grit is a highl…

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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 indubit…

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