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Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

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

19756.41h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Stuart Millar
Written by Charles Portis, Martha Hyer
Produced by Hal B. Wallis
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $17.6M

Top Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Eula Goodnight

Anthony Zerbe

Anthony Zerbe

Breed

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Hawk

John McIntire

John McIntire

Judge Parker

Paul Koslo

Paul Koslo

Luke

Jack Colvin

Jack Colvin

Red

Jon Lormer

Jon Lormer

Rev. Goodnight

R

Richard Romancito

Wolf

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Leroy

Themes & Keywords

gunslingerarkansasnitroglycerinsequelu.s. marshalgun battleeye patchone eyed manparent killedgatling gunspinstertrading post19th centuryriver bargewhitewater river raftinggang of outlawsrapids

About Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn is a adventure, drama, western film released in 1975 exploring themes of gunslinger, arkansas, nitroglycerin, sequel, u.s. marshal, gun battle. Directed by Stuart Millar, it stars John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe. 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.

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