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Rooster Cogburn (1975)
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Writers:
Charles Portis (character "Rooster Cogburn" from the novel "True Grit")Martha Hyer (written by)
Release Date:
November 1975 (USA) moreTagline:
The man of "True Grit" is back and look who's got him!Plot:
Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down the killers of her father. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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The Coen Bros Remaking 'True Grit' (From Cinematical. 23 March 2009, 8:02 AM, PDT)
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... or "The African Queen" out West moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | John Wayne | ... | Rooster Cogburn |
 | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Eula Goodnight |
 | Anthony Zerbe | ... | Breed |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Hawk |
| John McIntire | ... | Judge Parker |
 | Paul Koslo | ... | Luke |
| Jack Colvin | ... | Red |
| Jon Lormer | ... | Rev. Goodnight |
| Richard Romancito | ... | Wolf |
 | Lane Smith | ... | Leroy |
| Warren Vanders | ... | Bagby |
| Jerry Gatlin | ... | Nose |
| Strother Martin | ... | Shanghai McCoy |
| Tommy Lee | ... | Chen Lee |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| General Sterling Price | ... | Cat |
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108 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | West Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:PG | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Richard Fleischer was originally offered the director's job by the studio and accepted it. John Wayne, however, had director approval and was still irked at Fleischer for having turned down North to Alaska (1960) 15 years previously, and vetoed Fleischer as director. It was eventually given to Stuart Millar. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: The movie is set in Oklahoma, but features unrealistically large mountains. moreFAQ
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Someone in Hollywood had the bright idea of taking the leading character from "True Grit" and putting him in a story redolent of "The African Queen", casting a much older Katharine Hepburn, then experiencing a revival in her career, in the same part she played opposite Bogie. And it worked. If anything Wayne, with an unerring ear for the comic potential of his character, is even better than he was in "True Grit". It's a genuinely funny performance. Hepburn's character is too much an amalgam of Rose Sayer and Mattie Ross; she could be "True Grit's" Mattie 50 years on. But the chemistry between her and Wayne is palpable; they spark off each other.
The plot isn't up to much. It's been cobbled together from scraps of better movies and there is a terrible bit of over-acting from Richard Jordan as the chief villain, but it looks great, (the scenery is terrific), and is very enjoyable.