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Cast verified as complete
John Wayne | ... |
Rooster Cogburn
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Glen Campbell | ... |
'La Boeuf'
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Kim Darby | ... |
Mattie Ross
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Jeremy Slate | ... |
Emmett Quincy
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Robert Duvall | ... |
Ned Pepper
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Dennis Hopper | ... |
'Moon'
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Alfred Ryder | ... |
Goudy
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Strother Martin | ... |
Col. G. Stonehill
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Jeff Corey | ... |
Tom Chaney
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Ron Soble | ... |
Capt. Boots Finch
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John Fiedler | ... |
Lawyer Daggett
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James Westerfield | ... |
Judge Parker
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John Doucette | ... |
'Sheriff'
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Donald Woods | ... |
'Barlow'
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Edith Atwater | ... |
Mrs. Floyd
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Carlos Rivas | ... |
'Dirty Bob'
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Isabel Boniface | ... |
Mrs. Bagby
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H.W. Gim | ... |
Chen Lee
(as H. W. Gim)
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John Pickard | ... |
Frank Ross
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Elizabeth Harrower | ... |
Mrs. Ross
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Ken Renard | ... |
Yarnell
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Jay Ripley | ... |
Harold Parmalee
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Kenneth Becker | ... |
Farrell Parmalee
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Leon Alton | ... |
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
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Larry Arnold | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Wilford Brimley | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Forest Burns | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Albert Cavens | ... |
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
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Chuck Hayward | ... |
Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited)
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Myron Healey | ... |
Deputy at Prisoner Unloading (uncredited)
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Stonewall Jackson | ... |
Cowboy with Newspaper (uncredited)
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James McEachin | ... |
Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
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Dennis McMullen | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... |
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
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Robin Morse | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Edna O'Dell | ... |
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
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John Pedrini | ... |
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
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General Sterling Price | ... |
Ginger Cat (uncredited)
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Stuart Randall | ... |
McAlester (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Connie Sawyer | ... |
Talkative Woman at Hanging (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Jay Silverheels | ... |
Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)
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Dean Smith | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Vincent St. Cyr | ... |
Gaspargoo (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Guy Wilkerson | ... |
The Hangman (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Hank Worden | ... |
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Henry Hathaway |
Written by
Charles Portis | ... | (novel) |
Marguerite Roberts | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Joseph H. Hazen | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Paul Nathan | ... | associate producer |
Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard | ... | director of photography |
Editorial Department
Warren Low | ... | supervising film editor |
Production Design by
Walter H. Tyler | ... | (as Walter Tyler) |
Set Decoration by
John Burton | ||
Ray Moyer |
Costume Design by
Dorothy Jeakins | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Carol Meikle | ... | hair stylist |
Jack Wilson | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
Frank Beetson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William W. Gray | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Adam John Backauskas | ... | property maker (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roy Meadows | ... | sound recording |
Elden Ruberg | ... | sound recording |
Frank Meadows | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
Cody Bearpaw | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jim Burk | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Polly Burson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Gary Combs | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Quentin Dickey | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Louie Elias | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Fred Gerber | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bob Harris | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Hayward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Monty Jordan | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dean Smith | ... | stunt double: Robert Duvall (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Neil Summers | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Laughridge | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Paul M. Pollard | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Phil Stern | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Harry Young | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luster Bayless | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Jane Bockstruck | ... | seamstress (uncredited) |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Elmer Bernstein | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert Evans | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
Gary Gillingham | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited) |
Arthur Wilde | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Wallis-Hazen (production)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount A Gulf+Western Company)
- Film AB Paramount (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1969) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films de España (1969) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Italy (1969) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1969) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1969) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1969) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films (1970) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1972) (United States) (tv)
- TF1 (1983) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TF1 (1985) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- TV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (1991) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- TF1 (1993) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- CIC Video (1994) (France) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
- TF1 (1996) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- CIC Vídeo (1997) (Brazil) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1997) (Australia) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1997) (Japan) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (France) (DVD)
- Paramount Pictures (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Esselte Video (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
- Finnkino (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (France) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Italy) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD) (John Wayne collection)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2003) (Finland) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- RTL9 (2009) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2009) (France) (tv)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Paris Première (2011) (France) (tv)
- Direct 8 (2011) (France) (tv)
- RTL9 (2012) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2016) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2020) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2021) (France) (tv)
- C8 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L. - C.I.O.)
- The United States Department of Interior, National Park Service (acknowledging with thanks the cooperation of, in the filming of scenes in this picture)
- United States Forest Service (acknowledging with thanks the cooperation of, in the filming of scenes in this picture)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
1880 Yell County, Arkansas. With revenge etched on her mind after the murder of her father by a once-trusted, cowardly jackal, plucky Mattie Ross rides to Fort Smith. Now, nothing else matters, and while aching to bring his killer to justice, Mattie enlists the help of the ageing U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn: a rugged, one-eyed lawman. And before long, La Boeuf, a young Texas Ranger thirsty for bounty money, joins in. However, as the unlikely trio embarks on a dangerous journey into the heart of Indian Territory, the odds are against them. But rabid vengeance keeps determined Mattie going. Is true grit enough to see justice served? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | The strangest trio ever to track a killer. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Stunt double Jim Burk performed the entire scene where Rooster Cogburn charged Ned Pepper's gang on horseback. John Wayne was only seen briefly in close-up, and he was riding on a trailer, not a horse. See more » |
Goofs | Rooster reports Lucky Ned Pepper had robbed the KATY Flyer, a train that did not start running until 1896, long after the time in which the story is set. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002). See more » |
Soundtracks | Amazing Grace See more » |
Quotes |
[Rooster confronts the four outlaws across the field]
Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall? Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be? Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man. Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hand, you son of a bitch! See more » |