In 1970, John Wayne earned an Academy Award for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshal, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when the inexperienced but enthusiastic Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary Western which features performances by Robert Duvall and Strother Martin.
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Charles Portis (novel) Marguerite Roberts (screenplay)
Starring
John Wayne (Marshall Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn); Glen Campbell (La Boeuf); Kim Darby (Mattie Ross); Jeremy Slate (Emmett Quincy); Robert Duvall (Ned Pepper); Dennis Hopper (Moon); Alfred Ryder (Mr. Goudy (Defense attorney)); Strother Martin (Colonel G. Stonehill); Jeff Corey (Tom Chaney); Ron Soble (Capt. Boots Finch); John Fiedler (Lawyer Daggett); James Westerfield (Judge Parker); John Doucette (Sheriff); Donald Woods (Barlow); Edith Atwater (Mrs. Floyd). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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