Released in 1969,True Gritearned Wayne his one and only Academy Award for Best Actor.
True Gritmarked a drastic tonal departure for Wayne.
ButinTrue Grit, he gives a much darker, more grizzled, more morally ambiguous performance.
By the time they co-starred inRooster Cogburn, they were two of the biggest movie stars in the world.
The biggest problem withRooster Cogburnis thatit wasnt original enough; it felt derivative of previous films.
Other than that, its more or less the same story.
TheTrue Gritsequel is also known asRooster Cogburn (…and the Lady).
In 2010, the Coen brothers readapted Portis novel for the big screen with their own remake ofTrue Grit.
The Coens version stuck closer to the book, telling the story more from Matties perspective than Cogburns.
Rooster Cogburn is the sequel to the 1969 film True Grit, starring John Wayne as the seasoned, one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Joined by Eula Goodnight, played by Katharine Hepburn, Cogburn is tasked with retrieving a shipment of stolen nitroglycerin from a gang of outlaws. Directed by Stuart Millar, the film blends Western action with the developing rapport between its two strong-willed leads.
Jeff Bridges played Cogburn and an Oscar-nominated Hailee Steinfeld played Mattie.
“Rooster” Cogburn.
Directed by Stuart Millar, the film blends Western action with the developing rapport between its two strong-willed leads.
Rooster Cogburn is the sequel to the 1969 film True Grit, starring John Wayne as the seasoned, one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn. Joined by Eula Goodnight, played by Katharine Hepburn, Cogburn is tasked with retrieving a shipment of stolen nitroglycerin from a gang of outlaws. Directed by Stuart Millar, the film blends Western action with the developing rapport between its two strong-willed leads.
