True Grit: A Further Adventure

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 origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Sandor Stern
Production locations	Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway - 1193 Fremont County Road 3A, Canon City, Colorado
Cinematography	Stevan Larner
Editor	Jerry Young
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	May 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. Lisa Pelikan portrays Mattie Ross, played in the first film by Kim Darby. The supporting cast features Lee Meriwether and Parley Baer.

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.

Cast

• Warren Oates as Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
• Lisa Pelikan as Mattie Ross
• Lee Meriwether as Annie Sumner
• James Stephens as Joshua Sumner
• Jeff Osterhage as Christopher Sumner
• Lee Montgomery as Daniel Sumner
• Ramon Bieri as Sheriff Ambrose
• Jack Fletcher as Clerk
• Parley Baer as Rollins
• Lee de Broux as Skorby
• Fredric Cook as Chaka
• Redmond Gleeson as Harrison
• Gregg Palmer as Slatter
• Derrel Maury as Creed
• Roger Frazier as Moses Turk
• John Perak as Tom Lacy
• Don Spencer as Doc Wade
• Burt Douglas as Bast
• Richard McKenzie
• Simon Tyme as Udall
• Sue Hoffman
• Charles Burke as Hopkins

External links

• True Grit: A Further Adventure at IMDb