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| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 11, 1969 |
Starring:
Alfred Ryder, Dennis Hopper, Glen Campbell, Jeff Corey, Jeremy Slate, John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Ron Soble, Strother Martin
Summary:
A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.
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One of the glories of True Grit is that it recognizes Wayne's special presence. It was not directed by Ford (who in any event probably couldn't have been objective enough about Wayne), but it was directed by another old Western hand, Hathaway, who has made the movie of his lifetime and given us a masterpiece. This is the sort of film you call a movie, instead of the kind of movie you call a film.
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Irresistible 1969 Hal Wallis-Henry Hathaway Western that won John Wayne his long overdue Oscar as a rip-snorting federal marshal who meets his match in Kim Darby's doughty little girl. [06 Oct 1991, p.8]
Hathaway moseys rather than gallops along with a charming blend of comedy, action and sentiment; and in Robert Duvall there is a bad guy eminently worth shooting. [24 Dec 2005, p.48]
The film has much more sophistication than the average throwback, but the search for justice across Indian Territory is uncomplicated and righteous, and the half-contentious/half-sentimental relationship between a plucky teenager and an irascible old coot grounds it in the tried-and-true.
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Aug 14, 2021
High 8. This movie is a masterpiece. It's a shame more people haven't seen this movie to rate it. The true grit goes to Kim Darby, as her performance is excellent. It's hard for someone to keep up with the Duke but this girl does it with class.
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Jan 17, 2023
A real classic this movie is and so it should be the story and plot Is great and John Wayne was fantastic in his role and he made this movie. His character can be ruthless but also be kind and caring to others this movie is one of the best and most known Cowboy movies for a reason 8.4/10
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