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June 15, 2023… #movieoftheday is True Grit (1969)
# True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway , starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn , Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis ' 1968 novel of the same name . The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts . Wayne won an Oscar for his performance in the film and reprised his character for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn .
Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas , who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Robert Duvall , Dennis Hopper , Jeff Corey and Strother Martin . The title song, sung by Campbell, was also Oscar-nominated.
A remake was released in 2010 , starring Jeff Bridges , Matt Damon , Hailee Steinfeld , and Josh Brolin .” – more at Wikipedia .
#TrueGrit #wikipedia #tangled
# True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway , starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn , Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis ' 1968 novel of the same name . The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts . Wayne won an Oscar for his performance in the film and reprised his character for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn .
Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas , who brought in some of the toughest outlaws. The cast also features Robert Duvall , Dennis Hopper , Jeff Corey and Strother Martin . The title song, sung by Campbell, was also Oscar-nominated.
A remake was released in 2010 , starring Jeff Bridges , Matt Damon , Hailee Steinfeld , and Josh Brolin .” – more at Wikipedia .
#TrueGrit #wikipedia #tangled
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