True Grit (1969)

Rooster Opens Up

As Mattie (Kim Darby) prepares to sleep, she questions Rooster (John Wayne) about his past.

Directed by Henry Hathaway.

© Paramount 2012

Released in 1969 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Cowboy
  • character-type: Teenager
  • action: Eat
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Music and Musicals
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Classic Country & Western
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Classic Literature
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • mood: Sentimental
  • mood: Tuff
  • prop: Eye Patch
  • setting: Old West
  • theme: Mistakes
  • theme: Loss
  • actor: Kim Darby
  • actor: John Wayne
  • director: Henry Hathaway
  • producer: Paul Nathan
  • producer: Hal B. Wallis
  • producer: Joseph H. Hazen
  • cinematographer: Lucien Ballard
  • composer: Elmer Bernstein
  • costume-designer: Dorothy Jeakins
  • production-designer: Walter H. Tyler
  • role-name: Mattie Ross
  • role-name: Marshall Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
  • screenwriter: Marguerite Roberts
  • screenwriter: Charles Portis
  • year: 1969
  • studio: Paramount

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