True Grit is a 2010 American Western film written and directed by the Coen brothers. It is the second adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed in 1969 starring John Wayne. This version stars Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross and Jeff Bridges as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, along with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. Filming began in March 2010, and True Grit was officially...
After successively negotiating with Col. Stonehill Mattie goes to Mrs. Floyd'...
Mattie listens to Rooster as he testifies in court about his encounter with t...
Rooster continues his testimony about his encounter with the Wharton's.
Attempting to contract Rooster Mattie knocks on the outhouse door.
Rooster remains in the witness stand. Goudy stands and approaches him.
Rooster tilts his head back laughing after he answers the question.
Mattie enters Stonehill's office on her second day in town and takes a seat a...
We hear Mattie as an adult giving us the background for the story. As she doe...
Rooster walks down the steps from the court room cussing Goudy as he goes. Ma...
Mattie insists that Col. Stonehill is responsible for the theft of her father...
Rooster asks Mattie what she wants. She smiles at him as she talks.
After she threatens litigation the Col. squirms in his chair and relents.
Yarnell and Mattie stand over the open coffin of her father at the undertakers.
Mattie takes the cigarette that Rooster is rolling away from him and roles it...
Col. Stonehill haggles in earnest with the young girl who proves to be quite ...
After questioning the undertaker as to the high cost, Mattie turns to Yarnell.
Rooster finds Mattie's pistol and asks her what she's doing with it.
We hear Mattie as an adult giving us the background for the story. As she doe...
Mattie matter of factually dismisses Yarnell despite his protests then resume...
Rooster tucks Mattie's gun back in her sack as he questions her.
At the mines where he expected to find Ned and Chaney, Rooster throws in the ...
Mattie exits the undertaker's just ahead of the public hanging of three men. ...
Rooster starts to walk out. Mattie keeps steping in his path causing him to k...
The hangman gives the two white men the time they require to speak their last...
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