True Grit (novel) John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, along with Robert Duvall and Strother Martin. Six years later, in 1975, Wayne reprised his Academy Award-winning role as the tough hard drinking one-eyed lawman in the sequel film "Rooster Cogburn" with co-star Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan, Anthony Zerbe, Strother Martin and John McIntire. In 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed another film adaption of the same name, which starred Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, Matt Damon as LaBoeuf and Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn. In November 2010, The Overlook Press published a movie tie-in edition of the second
Rooster Cogburn (film) currently holds a 50% "Rotten" rating based on 8 critics, with four being positive and four being negative. The film grossed $17,594,566 at the box office, earning $4.5 million in North American rentals. It was the 25th highest-grossing film of 1975. Rooster Cogburn (film) Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 American western adventure film directed by Stuart Millar and starring John Wayne (in his penultimate film), reprising his role as U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, and Katharine Hepburn. Written by Martha Hyer, based on the U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn character created by Charles McColl Portis in his 1968 western novel