True Grit (1969)
Arkansas in 1880: Mattie Ross is a perky young girl with a good head on her shoulders, fearless, forthright and with a determined will. When her father is murdered and robbed by his hired hand, Tom Chaney, who escapes into Indian territory, Mattie aims for vengeance without waste of time. She hires the hard-bitten, whisky-drinking, one-eyed U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn to help her track down Chaney. And they are joined by a young and handsome lawman, Texas Ranger La Boeuf. He and Cogburn take an instant dislike to each other.
Books with substantial mentioning of True Grit
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Fred Landesman The John Wayne Filmography Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2004 |
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Mark Ricci, Boris Zmijewsky, Steve Zmijewsky The Complete Films of John Wayne New York, NY, 1995 |
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Articles on True Grit
| Rudolf Worschech, Der Charme des Abgetakelten, in: epd Film, nr. 2, 2011 pp. 30-33 |
Reviews
| Jörg Taszman, Ein Muss für Westernfans, in: epd Film, nr. 4, 2011 pp. 61 (DVD review) |