John Wayne Won His Only Oscar for This Gritty Western Riding Up the Digital Charts

The greatest icon of Western cinema, John Wayne, won his only Oscar for a movie that is riding up the PVOD charts, True Grit.
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True Grit

Read up on the latest True Grit 1969 film News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. A determined young girl enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger to track down her ...
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The 15-Year-Old Coen Brothers Western That Made Hailee Steinfeld a Star Is Coming to Hulu

The Coen brothers have made some iconic movies over the years, and one of those is their 5th most highly ranked movie, the ...
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'True Grit' movie turns 50: Oklahoma author revisits 'real' Rooster Cogburn

A film that John Wayne used as a vehicle to win his only Academy Award, “True Grit” was released June 11, 1969. Wayne, who starred as Rooster Cogburn in the movie, died exactly 10 years later — June ...
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#11. "True Grit" (1969)

After hired hand Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) murders the father of 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), she seeks vengeance and hires U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), a man of "true grit," to ...
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Wig case used by John Wayne in making of True Grit

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Metal case containing two wigs worn ...