When was true grit set

The film was directed by Henry Hathaway, Hollywood director famed for his work on a long string of Westerns most notably in the s and '60s. Spectacular scenery around our charming Colorado town caught the attention of the director of the film that was released in Ouray County was the main film location with key sets in the movie located right in Ridgway.

The firehouse now survives as an artist studio, and the livery stable became the post office. Spectacular scenery around our charming Colorado town, at the foot of the San Juan Mountains, caught the attention of the director of the film True Grit, starring John Wayne as the one-eyed U.

Marshal Rooster Cogburn. This was an exterior wall that was preserved when the restaurant was built around it! A short walk up Clinton Street, past the Sherbino Theater, leads you past the building where Rooster Cogburn lived with the Chinaman and his cat.

On the North side of the park, the post office now sits in place of the movie livery stable. The Paddy Wagon, used by Rooster to bring his prisoners for trial, is displayed in Heritage Park on the southwest corner of Hwy and On the western edge of the park, the firehouse, which was the original town hall, got an added cupola and new coat of red paint for the occasion. It now survives as an artist studio. Next door to the firehouse, the film company built a beautiful courthouse but this was just a shell: the interior courtroom scenes were filmed in the Ouray County Courthouse, in Ouray, 10 miles to the south.

This location is adjacent to the Ridgway railroad museum, which is an excellent source of information on the world-famous narrow-gauge railroad heritage of the San Juans.

In the final scene, John Wayne jumps his horse over a fence and rides off into the distance. Please respect the boundaries of this private property but by all means, pull over and snap a few photos! Stonehill as Col. Jarlath Conroy Undertaker as Undertaker. Roy Lee Jones Yarnell as Yarnell. Leon Russom Sheriff as Sheriff. Peter Leung Mr. Lee as Mr. Ethan Coen Joel Coen. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer.

To aid her, she hires the toughest U. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him.

Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. Punishment comes one way or another. Rated PG for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images.

Did you know Edit. Trivia Because of child labor laws, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen were unable to film any scenes past midnight with Hailee Steinfeld especially difficult because the movie contains many night scenes , and because of scheduling problems, any time there is a shot of another character over Mattie's shoulder or back, Mattie is played by an adult double, not Steinfeld.

Goofs Mattie and her horse are completely dry right after swimming across the river. This same error occurs in the original film. Damon's abs double". In reality, he was an on-set assistant to the script supervisor. Hoffman and Anthony J. User reviews Review. Top review. A Classic Western. If there's something to be said for classicism, it's certainly proved in Joel and Ethan Coen's Western drama True Grit.

The adventure begins in 19th century Arkansas, where 14 year old tough-as- nails cowgirl Maddie Ross Hailee Steinfeld sets out to avenge her father's murder at the hands of outlaw Tom Chaney Josh Brolin. With the most relentless local bounty hunter by her side in Reuben J. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer True Grit. Photos Top cast Edit. Dennis Hopper 'Moon' as 'Moon'. Alfred Ryder Goudy as Goudy. Strother Martin Col. Stonehill as Col. Ron Soble Capt.

Boots Finch as Capt. Boots Finch. John Doucette 'Sheriff' as 'Sheriff'. Donald Woods 'Barlow' as 'Barlow'. Edith Atwater Mrs. Floyd as Mrs.

Isabel Boniface Mrs. Bagby as Mrs. Henry Hathaway. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. With revenge etched on her mind after the murder of her father by a once-trusted, cowardly jackal, plucky Mattie Ross rides to Fort Smith.

Now, nothing else matters, and while aching to bring his killer to justice, Mattie enlists the help of the ageing U. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn: a rugged, one-eyed lawman. And, before long, La Boeuf, a young Texas Ranger thirsty for bounty money, joins in. However, as the unlikely trio embarks on a dangerous journey into the heart of Indian Territory, the odds are against them.

But, only rabid vengeance keeps determined Mattie going.