Rooster Cogburn (film)
1975 film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rooster Cogburn, also known as Rooster Cogburn (...and the Lady), is a 1975 American Western film directed by Stuart Millar, and starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Written by Martha Hyer (who is credited as Martin Julien). Based on the titular character from Charles Portis' 1968 Western novel True Grit, the film is a sequel to True Grit (1969),[2] and the second installment overall in the film series of the same name. The plot details the continuing adventures of Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, an aging one-eyed lawman, whose badge is suspended due to his record of routine arrests that end in bloodshed. He is offered a chance to redeem himself by bringing in a group of bank robbers who have hijacked a wagon shipment of nitroglycerin, and finds himself aided in his quest by a spinster whose father was killed by the criminals.
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Directed by | Stuart Millar |
Written by | Martha Hyer (credited as Martin Julien) |
Based on | Rooster Cogburn by Charles Portis |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
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Cinematography | Harry Stradling, Jr. |
Edited by | Robert Swink |
Music by | Laurence Rosenthal |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Hal Wallis Productions |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $10 million[citation needed] |
Box office | $17.6 million[1] |