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One-eyed, over-the-hill US Marshal Rooster Cogburn reluctantly agrees to help a girl track down her father's killer. The quest is complicated by a Texas Ranger, who is also on the murderer's trail, and a host of villains who have few qualms about disposing of the meddling youngster and her protector. Western, starring an Oscar-winning John Wayne alongside Jeff Corey, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper
1969
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Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Western
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
(Actor)
.. Reuben J `Rooster" Cogburn
Kim Darby
(Actor)
.. Mattie Ross
Glen Campbell
(Actor)
.. La Boeuf
Jeff Corey
(Actor)
.. Tom Chaney
Robert Duvall
(Actor)
.. Ned Pepper
Dennis Hopper
(Actor)
.. Moon
Strother Martin
(Actor)
.. Col G Stonehill
James Westerfield
(Actor)
.. Judge Parker
Henry Hathaway
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Wayne
(Actor)
.. Reuben J `Rooster" Cogburn
Born:
May 26, 1907
in
Iowa
Best Known For:
Being a Hollywood icon.
Early-life:
Born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa on May 26, 1907. His family moved to California when he was young. John studied pre-law at the University of Southern California and played on the university's American football team until a broken collarbone injury put an end to his athletic career. He got a summer job in the prop department of a local film studio.
Career:
Wayne began doing bit parts in westerns and adventures and appeared in about 70 movies before his breakthrough role in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939). He went on to star in more than 20 John Ford pictures, including Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). Other notable films included Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), The Alamo (1960), The Green Berets (1968), True Grit (1969) and The Shootist (1976). He died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72.
Quote:
'I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag-waving patriot.'
Trivia:
Known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He won an Academy Award for True Grit. He played the lead role in 142 films and was predominantly known for his roles in westerns.
Kim Darby
(Actor)
.. Mattie Ross
Glen Campbell
(Actor)
.. La Boeuf
Jeff Corey
(Actor)
.. Tom Chaney
Robert Duvall
(Actor)
.. Ned Pepper
Born:
January 05, 1931
in
San Diego, California
Best Known For:
The Godfather.
Early-life:
Robert Selden Duvall was born on January 5, 1931, in San Diego, California. He is a direct descendent of Confederate General Robert E Lee. His father was an admiral, his mother was an actress. He has two brothers. After graduating from Principia College in Illinois, he enrolled in the US Army and saw combat in Korea. On being discharged, he studied drama at the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York, during which time he became friends with Dustin Hoffman. The pair shared an apartment before finding fame.
Career:
Duvall's first professional work came on stage. His TV debut was in a 1959 episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre, while his first film was 1962's To Kill a Mockingbird. Other early movies were The Chase, Bullitt, True Grit and MASH. In 1972, he received his first Oscar nomination for The Godfather. Nominations since have been for Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, The Apostle (which he also wrote and directed) and A Civil Action. He won the Best Actor award for Tender Mercies in 1983. Other films include The Godfather: Part II, Sling Blade, Open Range, Secondhand Lions, Thank You for Smoking, Crazy Heart and Get Low.
Quote:
'Being a star is an agent's dream, not an actor's.'
Trivia:
He won an Emmy Award in the TV miniseries Broken Trail.
Dennis Hopper
(Actor)
.. Moon
Born:
May 17, 1936
in
Dodge City, Kansas
Best Known For:
Hitting the road in Easy Rider.
Early-life:
Dennis Lee Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas, to parents Jay and Marjorie Hopper. He first became interested in acting while at school. In 1954 he graduated from Helix High School, San Diego, California, where he was voted 'most likely to succeed'. He established himself as a child star in the theatre before winning TV roles. His big break came in cult 1954 Western Johnny Guitar.
Career:
Hopper featured in more than 150 films and TV programmes, including Rebel Without a Cause and Giant (both with James Dean), and the iconic Easy Rider, which he also directed. However, years of drug and alcohol abuse took their toll, and his film work foundered during the 1970s (with the notable exception of Apocalypse Now) and early 1980s. David Lynch's disturbing 1986 drama Blue Velvet gave Hopper's career a kick-start, after which he worked steadily on both the big and small screen until his death in May 2010, notably Speed, True Romance and Land of the Dead.
Quote:
'Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, he was an accomplished artist, photographer and passionate golfer.
Strother Martin
(Actor)
.. Col G Stonehill
James Westerfield
(Actor)
.. Judge Parker
Henry Hathaway
(Director)
