True Grit

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True Grit
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G,2hrs 8min
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1969
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Paramount
Synopsis: In fine Hollywood tradition, John Wayne had to play a "one-eyed fat man" before the Motion Picture Academy considered him worthy of an Oscar. In True Grit, Wayne plays grumpy, pot-bellied U.S. marshal "Rooster" Cogburn, hired by 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) to find Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey), who killed her father. The headstrong Mattie could have had her pick of lawmen, but selects the aging Cogburn because she believes he has "true grit" (she talks this way all through the picture, so be prepared). ... Full Synopsis
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If anybody was born to play a cantankerous-yet-charismatic U.S. marshal in a movie with a title like True Grit, it's John Wayne. Wayne's screen career was founded on this sort of swaggering masculine attitude, and director and frequent Wayne collaborator Henry Hathaway plays to the actor's strengths. The film wisely rides Wayne's coattails, successfully balancing lively if somewhat conventional action ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
La Boeuf
Mattie Ross
Emmett Quincy
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John Wayne poses in a scene from "True Grit" a Hal Wallis production, directed by Henry Hathaway
John Wayne is congratulated by Barbra Streisand as he accepts the Oscar for best actor for his...
Veteran actor John Wayne, nominated by the Motion Picture Academy for best actor for his performance...
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