True Grit
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
John Wayne
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Kim Darby
Mattie Ross
Glen Campbell
"La Boeuf"
Jeremy Slate
Emmett Quincy
Robert Duvall
Ned Pepper
Dennis Hopper
"Moon"
Alfred Ryder
Goudy
Strother Martin
Colonel G. Stonehill
Jeff Corey
Tom Chaney
Ron Soble
Captain Boots Finch
James Westerfield
Judge Parker
John Fiedler
Lawyer Daggett
John Doucette
"Sheriff"
Donald Woods
"Barlow"
Edith Atwater
Mrs. Floyd
Carlos Rivas
"Dirty Bob"
Isabel Boniface
Mrs. Bagby
H.W. Gim
Chen Lee
John Pickard
Frank Ross
Elizabeth Harrower
Mrs. Ross
Ken Renard
Yarnell
Jay Ripley
Harold Parmalee
Kenneth Becker
Farrell Parmalee
Wilford Brimley
Minor Role (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Card Player / Raft Man (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Forrest Burns
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Albert Cavens
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Deputy at Prisoner Unloading (uncredited)
James McEachin
Judge Parker's Bailiff (uncredited)
Dennis McMullen
Bailiff (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Red - Ferryman (uncredited)
Robin Morse
Bit Part (uncredited)
Edna O'Dell
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
John Pedrini
Boarding House Guest (uncredited)
General Sterling Price
Ginger Cat (uncredited)
Stuart Randall
McAlester (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Connie Sawyer
Talkative Woman at Hanging (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jay Silverheels
Condemned Man at Hanging (uncredited)
Dean Smith
Minor Role (uncredited)
Vincent St. Cyr
Gaspargoo (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
The Hangman (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Hank Worden
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Marguerite Roberts
Screenplay
Henry Hathaway
Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Charles Portis
Novel
Jim Burk
Stunts
Neil Summers
Stunts
Polly Burson
Stunts
Bob Harris
Stunts
Gary Combs
Stunts
Monty Jordan
Stunt Double
Dean Smith
Stunts
Cody Bearpaw
Stunts
Quentin Dickey
Stunts
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Joseph H. Hazen
Executive Producer
Louie Elias
Stunts
Fred Gerber
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Carol Meikle
Hairstylist
Warren Low
Supervising Film Editor
Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Frank Beetson
Production Manager
Jack Wilson
Makeup Supervisor
William W. Gray
Assistant Director
Walter H. Tyler
Production Design
Elden Ruberg
Sound Recordist
John Burton
Set Decoration
Roy Meadows
Sound Recordist
Don Black
Lyricist