True Grit: A Further Adventure

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True Grit: A Further Adventure
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Written by Charles Portis (characters)
Sandor Stern
Directed by Richard T. Heffron
Starring Warren Oates
Theme music composer Earle Hagen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSandor Stern
Production locationsBuckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado
Cinematography Stevan Larner
Editor Jerry Young
Running time100 minutes
Production company Paramount Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMay 19, 1978 (1978-05-19)
Related
Rooster Cogburn

True Grit: A Further Adventure is a 1978 American Western television film directed by Richard T. Heffron. It is the third installment in the True Grit film series, intended as a backdoor pilot for a TV series. Warren Oates takes over the role of Rooster Cogburn in this version. [1] Lisa Pelikan portrays Mattie Ross, played in the first film by Kim Darby. The supporting cast features Lee Meriwether and Parley Baer.

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Plot

U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn battles criminals and injustice in his own unorthodox way. Meanwhile, he must contend with the ever tough-as-nails Mattie Ross, a teenage girl hellbent on reforming him.

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