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6.4/10 • 203

1975-11-011h 48m

AdventureDramaWestern

The man of "True Grit" is back and look who's got him!

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.

Directors
Stuart Millar
Writters
Martha Hyer
Characters
Charles Portis
Editors
Martha Hyer, Robert Swink

Top Billed Cast

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  1. John Wayne

    John Wayne

    Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

  2. Katharine Hepburn

    Katharine Hepburn

    Eula Goodnight

  3. Anthony Zerbe

    Anthony Zerbe

    Breed

  4. Richard Jordan

    Richard Jordan

    Hawk

  5. John McIntire

    John McIntire

    Judge Parker

  6. Paul Koslo

    Paul Koslo

    Luke

  7. Jack Colvin

    Jack Colvin

    Red

  8. Jon Lormer

    Jon Lormer

    Rev. Goodnight

  9. Richard Romancito

    Richard Romancito

    Wolf

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CinemaSerf

Jun 9, 2024

7/10

Stuart Millar must have had a great time directing this with Wayne reprising his "True Grit" character on the trail of some reprobates that robbed an army convoy of a wagon load of nitro. On their way to rob a bank, they stop at a mission run by the "Rev. Goodnight" and his daughter "Eula" (Hepburn). Things all turn a bit nasty and her father is killed in a drunken brawl. Shortly afterwards, she is discovered at his grave by "Cogburn" with whom she - and a young Indian boy named "Wolf" (Richard Romancito) team up and set off on the trail of their murderous felons. The two wind each other up wonderfully at the start (and Hepburn always seems to manage to find a rock to stand on so she can be taller than her co-star). Gradually they learn to work together and become quite a formidable partnership as they pursue the ruthless "Hawk" (Richard Jordan). There is plenty of adventure, humour and charisma in this yarn - nothing too taxing, but a film that really does bear watching and who doesn't like a Gattling gun. Keep an eye out for the one scene with Strother Martin, too.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$17,594,566.00
Keywords
gunslingerarkansasnitroglycerinsequelu.s. marshalgun battleeye patchone eyed manparent killedgatling gunspinstertrading postriver bargewhitewater river raftinggang of outlawsrapids1880s