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True Grit

Movie · 1969 · 128 min

A gritty, character-driven Western with a determined young heroine and a gruff marshal, balancing tense action with wry humor and emotional depth.

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1969 film by Henry Hathaway
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Year
1969
Runtime
128 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • revenge
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, Western
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
Charles Portis, Marguerite Roberts
Starring
John Wayne, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Wilford Brimley, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Connie Sawyer, John Fiedler
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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