Rooster Cogburn (1975)
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- PG
- 1h 48min
- Adventure, Drama
- Nov 1975 (USA)
- Movie
Marshal Rooster Cogburn unwillingly teams up with Eula Goodnight to track down her father's murderers.
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Cast verified as complete
| John Wayne | ... |
Rooster Cogburn
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| Katharine Hepburn | ... |
Eula
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| Anthony Zerbe | ... |
Breed
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| Richard Jordan | ... |
Hawk
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| John McIntire | ... |
Judge Parker
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| Paul Koslo | ... |
Luke
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| Jack Colvin | ... |
Red
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| Jon Lormer | ... |
Rev. Goodnight
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Richard Romancito | ... |
Wolf
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| Lane Smith | ... |
Leroy
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Warren Vanders | ... |
Bagby
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| Jerry Gatlin | ... |
Nose
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| Strother Martin | ... |
McCoy
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| Tommy Lee | ... |
Chen Lee
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Mickey Gilbert | ... |
Hambone (uncredited)
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John Howard Hamilton | ... |
U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hayward | ... |
Jerry (uncredited)
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Gary McLarty | ... |
Emmett (uncredited)
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General Sterling Price | ... |
Cat (uncredited)
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| Andrew Prine | ... |
Fiona's Husband (uncredited)
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| Charles Weldon | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stuart Millar | ||
Written by
| Charles Portis | ... | (suggested by the character "Rooster Cogburn" from the novel "True Grit") |
| Martha Hyer | ... | (written by) (as Martin Julien) |
Produced by
| Paul Nathan | ... | associate producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
| Laurence Rosenthal | ||
Cinematography by
| Harry Stradling Jr. | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Swink | ||
Editorial Department
| John Williams | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| E. Preston Ames | ... | (as Preston Ames) |
Set Decoration by
| George R. Nelson | ... | (as George Robert Nelson) |
Makeup Department
| Lon Bentley | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Dave Grayson | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Emile LaVigne | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Barbara Ronci | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
| William W. Gray | ... | production manager (as William Gray) |
| Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Hashimoto | ... | second assistant director |
| Joseph Lenzi | ... | first assistant director (as Pepi Lenzi) |
| Michael D. Moore | ... | second unit director (as Michael Moore) |
| Bill Scott | ... | assistant director trainee (uncredited) |
| David Silver | ... | assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gil Aguilar | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
| Gene Anderson | ... | swingman (uncredited) |
| Howard Cole | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
| Chester Duncan | ... | property master (uncredited) |
| Villere Flotte | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Gark | ... | property master: second unit (uncredited) |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| Paul Harvey | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
| Andy Hawkes | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
| Peter Ivy | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
| Ray LaPorte | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Joseph M. LeBaron | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
| Bob Nohles | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
| George Rasch | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
| Thomas L. Roysden | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
| Billy Lee Smith | ... | constructor (uncredited) |
| Robert D. Stout | ... | drapery (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John R. Carter | ... | sound (as John Carter) |
| Leonard Peterson | ... | sound re-recordist (as Leonard S. Peterson) |
| Bill Dager | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| James Leckett | ... | cableman (uncredited) |
| John McDonald | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Jack McMaster | ... | special effects (as Jack McMasters) |
| Ray Arnd | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Bill Doane | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Howard Hutsell | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Ted Koerner | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Dick Lopez | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Harry Stewart | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jerry Gatlin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Combs | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Quentin Dickey | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Gatlin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mickey Gilbert | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hayward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Kevin N. Johnston | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary McLarty | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | ... | stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| George Robotham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jerry Summers | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rexford L. Metz | ... | photographer: second unit (as Rexford Metz) |
| Craig Denault | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Ehrlich | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Jack N. Green | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Kim Guthrie | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
| Jack Johnson | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Jim Kauffman | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Jan Kiesser | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ray Kinzer | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Joe R. Marquette Jr. | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ralph Marshall | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
| Tom D. May | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
| Russell McCarthy | ... | generator operator (uncredited) |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Dave Sutton | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Susie Tracy | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Richard Tim Vanik | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Bob Whitehead | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
| Roy Woodside | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Bob Wooten | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wooten | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Luster Bayless | ... | costumes: men |
| Edith Head | ... | wardrobe: Katharine Hepburn |
| Agnes G. Henry | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
| Robert Modes | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Milt Bernhart | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dennis Budimir | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Thomas R. Buffum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Gary Coleman | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Jay Daversa | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Chuck Domanico | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Assa Drori | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| John Ellis | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Gil Falco | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Maurie Harris | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Davida G. Jackson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Anatol Kaminsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ronn Kaufmann | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Michael Lang | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Peter Limonick | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ted Nash | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Erno Neufeld | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tom Raney | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Jerome Richardson | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Schwartz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Thomas Stevens | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Tony Terran | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marvin Weldon | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Tony Bellina | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Sam Bohegian | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Del Brown | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Henry Cura | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Lucky DeRepentigny | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Barney Fotheringham | ... | driver: Mr. Wayne (uncredited) |
| R. Hutchinson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| G. Leverson | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Jack Lloyd | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
| Calvin Masoner | ... | transportation co-captain (uncredited) |
| Marlin Schwiesow | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Ernie Sharpp | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| John Steele | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Alby Thomas | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Larry Avicola | ... | payroll (uncredited) |
| Howard Bates | ... | wrangler (uncredited) |
| John Bensberg | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| John F. Buckley | ... | auditor (uncredited) |
| Jack Casey | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Pete D'Amato | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Margaret Giddens | ... | secretary: Mr. Nathan (uncredited) |
| Gale Goldfarb | ... | nurse (uncredited) |
| Monique James | ... | producer's assistant (uncredited) |
| Al Jank | ... | ramrod (uncredited) |
| Joe Lomax Sr. | ... | wrangler (uncredited) |
| Don McLaren | ... | projectionist (uncredited) |
| Ilsa Newman | ... | secretary: Mr. Wallis (uncredited) |
| Virginia Siman | ... | nurse (uncredited) |
| Paul Spahn | ... | wrangler (uncredited) |
| Pat Stacy | ... | secretary: Mr. Wayne (uncredited) |
| Ray Thomas | ... | wrangler (uncredited) |
| Jan Thompson | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
| Ralph Volkie | ... | trainer: Mr. Wayne (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Wilbourne | ... | secretary: Mr. Hepburn (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Hal Wallis Productions
- Polyphony Digital (presents)
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1977) (United States) (tv)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- MCA Videocassette (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1980) (Finland) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- LA7 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Sunrise Tapes (Netherlands) (VHS)
- TF1 (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Universal Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (5 film collection)
- Universal Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (5 film collection)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2013) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (1998) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Western Collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD) (John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- WVG Medien (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinematique (cosmetics by)
- Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (with deep appreciation to)
- Hollywood Studio Symphony (music performed by)
- Polyphony Digital (archive)
- United States Forest Service (with deep appreciation to)
- Universal Title (titles & optical effects)
- Western Costume Company (costumes)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A band of drunken thugs overruns a small village in the Indian Nation that is run by Minister Goodnight and his daughter Eula and proceed to violate and kill the villagers. Miss Goodnight teams up with ruthless Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn to go after them and bring them to justice.
Written by Christopher D. Ryan |
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| Taglines | The man of "True Grit" is back and look who's got him! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Richard Jordan later admitted he decided to overplay his part because he thought the movie was going to flop, and if anybody paid to see it then it would only be for the two stars. He also said he felt that Katharine Hepburn was about to die at any minute - ironically, she outlived him by a decade. See more » |
| Goofs | In one scene, the Indian boy, Wolf, asks Rooster Cogburn if he ever ran into Billy the Kid or Jesse James, which Cogburn denied; however, Cogburn served with Quantrill's Raiders, a pro-Confederate guerrilla group in the Civil War, whose members included a then-teenage Jesse James--making it quite likely that Cogburn would've met him. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in John Wayne: American Hero of the Movies (1990). See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Eula: Reuben, I have to say it. Livin' with you has been an adventure any woman would relish for the rest o' time. I look at cha, with your burned out face and your big belly and your bear-like paws and your shining eye, and I have to say you're a credit to the whole male sex, and I'm proud to have ya for my friend. Rooster Cogburn: I'll be damned if she didn't get the last word in again. Well... See more » |