# True Grit (1969)

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**Runtime**: 128 min
**Genres**: Western, Drama
**Directed by**: Henry Hathaway
**Written by**: Marguerite Roberts
**Starring**: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper

> *The strangest trio ever to track a killer.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A headstrong fourteen-year-old hires the meanest drunk marshal she can find to track her father’s killer through Indian Territory. Two mismatched misfits ride north together. A 1969 matinee idol proves grit beats charm.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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