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True Grit

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Poster for the movie "True Grit"

True Grit (1969)

G 128 min - Western - 11 June 1969
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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

Director:  Henry Hathaway
Writers:  Marguerite Roberts
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The Sons of Katie Elder

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The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

PG-13 122 min - Western - 23 June 1965
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The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their Hometown of Clearwater, Texas for their Mother's funeral, and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, the town's gunsmith.

Director:  Henry Hathaway
Writers:  William H. Wright, Allan Weiss, Harry Essex
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Big Jake

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Big Jake (1971)

PG-13 110 min - Action, Western - 26 May 1971
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John Wayne is Jacob McCandles, a rough-and-tumble rancher who's estranged from his wife (Maureen O'Hara). But when a cutthroat gang led by Richard Boone kidnaps his grandson, Big Jake gets the call to rescue him. Patrick Wayne (John Wayne's real-life son) and Chris Mitchum (Robert Mitchum's son) play Jake's grown boys, who accompany him on the long trek that can end only one way...

Director:  George Sherman, John Wayne
Writers:  Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink
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