True Grit

True Grit is a 1969 American Western film written by Marguerite Roberts and directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. This is the first film adaptation of the 1968 novel of the same name. 
==Plot==
After hired hand Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) murders the father of 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), she seeks vengeance and hires U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), a man of "true grit," to track Chaney into Indian territory. As the two begin their pursuit, a Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), joins the manhunt in hopes of capturing Chaney for the murder of a Texas senator and collecting a substantial reward. The three clash on their quest of bringing to justice the same man.
==Cast==
*John Wayne as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
*Kim Darby as Mattie Ross
*Glen Campbell as La Boeuf
*Jeremy Slate as Emmett Quincy
*Robert Duvall as Lucky Ned Pepper
*Dennis Hopper as Moon
*Alfred Ryder as Goudy
*Strother Martin as Col. G. Stonehill
*Jeff Corey as Tom Chaney
*Ron Soble as Captain Boots Finch
*John Fiedler as Lawyer Daggett
*James Westerfield as Judge Parker
*John Doucette as Sheriff
*Donald Woods as Barlow
*Edith Atwater as Mrs. Floyd
*Carlos Rivas as Dirty Bob
*Isabel Boniface as Mrs. Bagby
*H. W. Gim as Chen Lee
*Ginger Cat as General Sterling Price (uncredited)
*John Pickard as Frank Ross
*Elizabeth Harrower as Mrs. Ross
*Ken Renard as Yarnell
*Hank Worden as R. Ryan, the undertaker at Fort Smith
*Jay Ripley as Harold Parmalee
*Kenneth Becker as Farrell Parmalee
Category:1969 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:1960s films
Category:Films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:American Western films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Films based on novels
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Henry Hathaway
Category:Rated G
Category:Adventure
Category:Western
Category:Films starring John Wayne
Category:Films starring Dennis Hopper
Category:Films starring Robert Duvall
Category:Films starring John Fiedler
Category:Films on VHS