Rotten
Somehow it comes off like a TV celebrity roast.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
True Grit
The strangest trio ever to track a killer.
1969 · 2h 8m · G
Adventure, Drama, Western
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
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True Grit
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.
Director and cast
- Henry Hathaway Director
- John Wayne as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- Kim Darby as Mattie Ross
- Glen Campbell as "La Boeuf"
- Jeremy Slate as Emmett Quincy
- Robert Duvall as Ned Pepper
- Dennis Hopper as "Moon"
- Alfred Ryder as Goudy
- Strother Martin as Colonel G. Stonehill
- Jeff Corey as Tom Chaney
- Ron Soble as Captain Boots Finch
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's mostly Wayne all the way. He towers over everything in the film.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
Lazily directed by Hathaway, it's pleasant enough, if rather too self-consciously coy.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
One of the glories of True Grit is that it recognizes Wayne's special presence.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
A marvelously rambling frontier fable packed with extraordinary incidents, amazing encounters, noble characters, and virtuous rewards.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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