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True Grit (1969 film)
True Grit
is a 1969 American
western
Technicolor
film. It is the first film adaptation of
Charles Portis
' 1968 novel
of the same name
. The screenplay was written by
Marguerite Roberts
. The film was directed by
Henry Hathaway
and starred
Kim Darby
as Mattie Ross and
John Wayne
as
U.S. Marshal
Rooster Cogburn
. Wayne won his only
Academy Award
for his performance in this film and reprised his role as Cogburn in the 1975 sequel
Rooster Cogburn
. Historians believe Rooster was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal
Heck Thomas
, who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features
Glen Campbell
,
Robert Duvall
,
Dennis Hopper
and
Strother Martin
.
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