True Grit (2010 film) True Grit (2010 film) True Grit is a 2010 American Revisionist Western film directed, written, produced, and edited by the Coen brothers and executively produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the second adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name, which was previously filmed in 1969 starring John Wayne and Glen Campbell. This version stars Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross and Jeff Bridges as Deputy U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn, along with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper. Feisty 14 year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Steinfeld) hires Cogburn, a boozy, trigger-happy lawman (Bridges) after an outlaw
Rooster Cogburn (film) marked the only time the Hollywood veterans appeared together in a film. Although it was promoted as "Rooster Cogburn the opening credits of the film give the title as simply "Rooster Cogburn". During filming, both 67-year-old stars stayed Governor Tom McCall flew in for a brief visit with them in Noted character actor Strother Martin portrayed Shanghai McCoy; he also appeared in "True Grit", but as the horse trader Colonel G. Stonehill. It was the final film from producer Wallis, and the cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr. In his review in "The New York Times", Vincent Canby called the