True Grit (1969 film)
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True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts. Wayne won an Oscar for his performance in the film and reprised his character for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn.
True Grit | |
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Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
Screenplay by | Marguerite Roberts |
Based on | True Grit by Charles Portis |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
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Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
Edited by | Warren Low |
Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $31.1 million[2] |
Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas, who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey and Strother Martin. The title song, sung by Campbell, was also Oscar-nominated.
A new film adaptation of the original book was released in 2010, starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, and Josh Brolin.