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11/06/1969 Western 2h 8m
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The strangest trio ever to track a killer.

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.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

  2. Kim Darby

    Mattie Ross

  3. Glen Campbell

    "La Boeuf"

  4. Jeremy Slate

    Emmett Quincy

  5. Robert Duvall

    Ned Pepper

  6. Dennis Hopper

    "Moon"

  7. Alfred Ryder

    Goudy

  8. Strother Martin

    Colonel G. Stonehill

  9. Jeff Corey

    Tom Chaney

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-03
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...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$37,659,900.00

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