True Grit is a movie directed by Henry Hathaway in 1969 and based on the book of the same name by Charles Portis, first published in 1968. The movie features John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Jeff Corey, Robert Duvall, and others.
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Storyline
In 1880, Frank Ross, of Yell County, Arkansas, is murdered and robbed by his hired hand, Tom Chaney. Mattie has heard that Cogburn has ‘true grit’. She gives Cogburn a payment to track and capture Chaney, who has taken up with outlaw ‘Lucky’ Ned Pepper in Indian Territory. A young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, is also pursuing Chaney and joins forces with Cogburn, despite Mattie’s protest.
Movie vs Book
Year
1969
Minutes
128
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1968
Pages
235
Book Rate
8.24
S: Goodreads
Book
True Grit
Author: Charles Portis
Country: USA
First published in: 1968
Length: 235 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
User polls & recommendations
“There are things in the book you could never do in a movie.”
NOAH HATHAWAY (Actor)
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