movie poster for TRUE GRIT

Flicks ID

7203

Cert

PG

Running time

123 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

TRUE GRIT (1969)

HENRY HATHAWAY

Plot

John Wayne heads the cast as Rooster, a one-eyed, drunken Marshal, a man considerably past his best who'd rather be at home with his cat than risking his neck. Hired by a feisty young girl to avenge the murder of her father, Rooster reluctantly finds himself accompanied both by the girl and a young Texas Ranger on a perilous journey through unconquered territory to get their man. Arguably one of the greatest Westerns ever made and for which Wayne won an Oscar.