FORM IN ACTION: True Grit

In these climactic clips from the two versions of True Grit, Rooster Cogburn races to find help for the severely injured Matte.

Discussion Questions

After watching this clip from True Grit (1969), directed by Henry Hathaway, consider the question below. Then submit your response.

Question

1. What in the first clip identifies this as a classic western?

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Question

2. Compare the lighting, cinematography, and sound in the two versions. In which ways does the Coens' version transform the original? How and to what effect does it displace the original western formulas?

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