True Grit

True Grit is an American feature film of the Western genre. It was directed by Henry Hathaway with a screenplay written by Marguerite Roberts. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Charles Portis. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on June 11th, 1969. True Grit stars John Wayne in one of his most popular roles, that or Rooster Cogburn - a former Texas Ranger turned town drunk who elects to help a young girl named Mattie Ross track down the man who murdered her father.

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