Movie · western, drama
True Grit
1969 · 2h 8m · G
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What is it about? True Grit
The strangest trio ever to track a killer.
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.
Genres: western, drama, adventure. Themes: bounty hunter, man hunt, period drama.
Cast and crew True Grit
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Creators
- Directed byHenry Hathaway
- ScreenplayMarguerite Roberts
- Based on the novel byCharles Portis
- MusicElmer Bernstein
- CinematographyLucien Ballard
Full cast and crew48 cast members, 34 crew
Cast:
- John Wayne · Rooster
- 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 · Floyd
- Carlos Rivas · Dirty Bob
- Isabel Boniface · Bagby
- H.W. Gim · Chen Lee
- John Pickard · Frank Ross
- Elizabeth Harrower · Ross
- Ken Renard · Yarnell
- Jay Ripley · Harold Parmalee
- Kenneth Becker · Farrell Parmalee
- Wilford Brimley · Minor Role (uncredited)
- Chuck Hayward · Card Player
- Leon Alton · Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
- Forrest Burns · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 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)
- Dennis McMullen · Bailiff (uncredited)
- Boyd 'Red' Morgan · Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
- Robin Morse · Bit Part (uncredited)
- Edna O'Dell · Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
- John Pedrini · Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
- General Sterling Price · Ginger Cat (uncredited)
- Stuart Randall · McAlester (uncredited)
- Clark Ross · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Connie Sawyer · Talkative Woman at Hanging (uncredited)
Crew:
- Lucien Ballard · Director of Photography
- Charles Portis · Novel
- Hal B. Wallis · Producer
- Elmer Bernstein · Original Music Composer
- Henry Hathaway · Director
- Marguerite Roberts · Screenplay
- Joseph H. Hazen · Executive Producer
- Dorothy Jeakins · Costume Design
- Walter H. Tyler · Production Design
Trailer True Grit
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Details True Grit
- First theatrical release
- June 11, 1969
- Release in the US
- June 11, 1969
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- G
- Studios
- Wallis-Hazen Inc., Paramount Pictures, Taurus Film
Numbers and release
- Worldwide gross
- $37.7M
Frequently asked questions
How long is True Grit?
2h 8m (128 minutes).
Who’s in True Grit?
John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Alfred Ryder, Strother Martin, Jeff Corey, and Ron Soble. Directed by Henry Hathaway.
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