“True Grit” is a 1969 Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne in the role that won him his only Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Portis. In the film, Wayne plays U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, a tough and grizzled […]
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2019 marks the 50th anniversary of True Grit, the movie that earned John Wayne his only Academy Award. The famous director Henry Hathaway brought a cast and crew to Ridgway and Ouray County in the summer of 1968 to film much of the movie, which was released in 1969. The first annual Ridgway Old West […]
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HDNET MOVIES SERVES UP A DOUBLE SERVING OF ‘CHRISTMAS GRITS’ WITH JOHN WAYNE AND JEFF BRIDGES IN ‘TRUE GRIT’ DEC. 25 Saddle up with HDNET MOVIES Christmas Day, as the network serves up a double serving of Christmas Grits in the TRUE GRIT two-pack, beginning with John Wayne in his Oscar®-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn, […]
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As a close to the #ShowYourGrit campaign, we’re celebrating Father’s Day with a special screening of True Grit in select cities. Honor those who have shown grit in the face of cancer and support the John Wayne Cancer Foundation by bringing your father, son, daughter, loved one, or friend to the movies this Father’s Day. […]
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