Paramount presents 1969 classic western True Grit on Blu-ray and .pdf

							Press Release
Winter 2010


Paramount
presents 1969
classic western
True Grit on
Blu-ray and DVD
Starring John Wayne, Glen
Campbell and Kim Darby
- Released 7th February 2011
- DVDs and Blu-rays are available for
                                                                              Blu-ray disk is available for the first time
both competitions and review
- Blu-ray RRP: £19.99
The seminal Western True Grit, starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell and
Kim Darby, is being released by Paramount Home Entertainment for the first
time on Blu-ray on 10th January.

This magnificent adventure features one of cinema’s greatest character
debuts, which won John Wayne his only Academy Award. The Blu-ray
edition has several exciting extras including a commentary from the
world’s leading western historians, as well as behind-the-scenes
featurettes and more.

Timeless Western True Grit arrives in dazzling high definition for its debut on Blu-ray January 10, 2011 from
Paramount Home Entertainment. This classic stars the legend John Wayne as U.S Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster”
Cogburn, and it was this fantastic character role that won him his only Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role, after a
40 year career on screen. Wayne gives a larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless
one-eyed “Rooster” Cogburn.

Directed by Henry Hathaway, True Grit sees the cantankerous Rooster hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby)
to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn’s employer insists on
accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. The situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an inexperienced
Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party. Laughter and tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary
Western which also features outstanding performances by Robert Duvall, Jeremy Slate and Strother Martin.

The True Grit Blu-ray features commentary by Western film historian Jeb Rosebrook, executive editor of True West
magazine Bob Boze Bell and historian of the American West J. Stuart Rosebrook, featurettes on the writing,
locations and working with the Duke, the theatrical trailer and more.
What the critics say:
“Wayne, in fact, towers over this special movie. He is not playing the same Western role he always plays. Instead, he
can play Rooster because of all the Western roles he has played. He brings an ease and authority to the character. He
never reaches. He never falters. It's all there, a quiet confidence that grows out of 40 years of acting. God loves the
old pros.” – Roger Ebert

“True Grit is good enough for me; it’s good enough for you, and if it is not good enough for some movie company,
then the free enterprise system is really going to hell.” – Life magazine

“…as touching as it is irreverently amusing.” – New York Times

“True Grit is lively, uproarious high adventure.” – Saturday Review




                        Glen Campell                                    John Wayne




                                         True Grit set


True Grit Blu-ray features:
The True Grit Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Restored
Mono, French Mono, Spanish Mono and Portuguese Mono with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and
Portuguese subtitles. The following special features are presented in standard definition except as noted:

• Commentary by Jeb Rosebrook, Bob Boze Bell and J. Stuart Rosebrook

• True Writing— Historians of Western American history and Western genre films along with True Grit cast
  members are featured in an insightful discussion about the Charles Portis novel and Marguerite Roberts'
  screenplay adaptation.

• Working with the Duke—Cast and crew share their personal recollections of working with John Wayne.

• Aspen Gold: Locations of True Grit—A present day look at several of the original True Grit filming
  locations in magnificent southwest Colorado.
• The Law and The Lawless—Historians of the American West provide an entertaining overview of the lives
   and times of legendary lawmen and outlaws of the Old West.

• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

BLU-RAY INFORMATION

• TITLE: TRUE GRIT                                                      • CERTIFICATE: PG
• RELEASED: 7th February 2011                                           • RUNNING TIME: 127 Mins
• RRP: £19.99                                                           • CREDIT: Paramount Pictures



Editor’s Notes
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