Key Cast: John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Alfred Ryder, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Donald Woods, Edith Atwater, Carlos Rivas, Isabel Boniface, H.W. Gim, John Pickard, Elizabeth Harrower, Ken Renard, Jay Ripley, Denneth Becker
"True Grit"
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John Wayne won his only Academy Award for his role as Rooster Cogburn in this film.
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Rating: G Genre(s): Western, Adventure, Drama
Film Type: Color
Movie Summary
John Wayne gives an Oscar winning performance in “True Grit”
John Wayne stars in “True Grit” as the cantankerous but likable Rooster Cogburn. He’s stubborn, one-eyed and drinks too much, but when it comes to getting the job done, U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn is the man you want. He has “True Grit.”
One day, Cogburn is approached by a young fourteen year old girl named Mattie Hayes (Kim Darby) who wants to hire him to find the man who killed her father and took all of their money. She wants revenge. And she firmly believes Rooster Cogburn is the best man for the job because he has “True Grit.”
Cogburn ultimately agrees to her offer, but finds himself saddled with the girl and a Texas Ranger named La Beouf (Glen Campbell) who is looking for the same man.
The trio has their share of troubles with each other. But they somehow manage to overcome them so that they can get the killer and the notorious gang that he is traveling with.
Now it’s time for real “True Grit.”
Interesting Facts
• John Wayne won his only Academy Award for his performance in “True Grit.” Wayne was nominated for the Academy Award for two other movies, but didn’t win. They were: “The Alamo” and “Sands of Iwo Jima.”
• Based on a novel by Charles Portis named “True Grit.” In the novel, the daughter Mattie plays a more central role in the story and there is a small hint of the romance between her and La Boeuf.
• John Wayne reprised his character “Rooster Cogburn” in the 1975 movie named “Rooster Cogburn.” In this western, he is teamed with an older woman named Eula Goodnight who is played by Katharine Hepburn.
• The director of this movie, Henry Hathaway, also directed these other popular western films:
• There was a sequel made to “True Grit” that aired on television nine years later in 1978. “True Grit: A Further Adventure” starred Warren Oates as Rooster Cogburn and was shown after both of the John Wayne Rooster Cogburn movies were released.
Awards
• John Wayne won both the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for his performance in “True Grit.” It turns out that this was the only Best Actor Academy Award that John Wayne would ever win.
• “True Grit” was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song.
• Nominated for two additional Golden Globe Awards: Best Original Song (Elmer Bernstein and Don Black) and Most Promising Male Newcomer (Glen Campbell)
• Won the 1970 Bronze Wrangler Award for Theatrical Motion Picture from the Western Heritage Awards.
Buy "True Grit" on DVD
Buy "True Grit" on DVD
John Wayne stars in "True Grit" as the
stubborn and cantankerous U.S. Marshal
named Rooster Cogburn.
When he is hired by a young fourteen year old
girl named Mattie to find the killer of her father
you can see why she knew that he was the man
for the job - the one with "True Grit."
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