True Grit is hailed as a classic Western with Wayne receiving his one and only Oscar for Best Male for his role as Cogburn and Campbell is slick and cocky as Le Beouf. Cogburn finishes off the gang by riding directly into them with his rifle and handgun before he gets Mattie back to town in time to save her life.
In a final battle with Chaney and the gang Le Beouf is fatally wounded and Mattie bitten by a rattlesnake. As the unlikely trio set out into the dangerous Indian territory in search of Chaney and the gang of crooks he has joined with they find they all have their differences in morals, why they want Chaney and what they plan to do with him once caught. Initially turning down the offer Cogburn changes his mind once Texas Ranger Le Beouf (Glen Campbell) offers to split the large reward being offered for catching Chaney in relation to another crime.ĭespite Le Beouf and Cogburn’s attempts to set off alone Mattie tags along with them and insists on being a part of the posse. It’s for this reason that 14 year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), daughter of a murdered father, seeks his assistance in tracking down her father’s killer, Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey). Cogburn has a reputation for drink and other vices, but more importantly for getting a job done. Henry Hathaway’s imagining of the Charles Portis novel of 1968 saw John Wayne win his only Oscar as the drunk and cold-hearted US Marshall Reuben J. So it was only fair to take a look at the original 1969 version before casting my eyes on the latest incarnation. True Grit has just been through a contemporary revival at the capable hands of the Coen brothers and is due in UK cinemas next week. Marshal to track the killer through hostile Indian territory. Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Jeff Corey and Dennis Hopper.Īfter her father is murdered a young girl hires an aging U.S.
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