

Rooster Cogburn
1975-11-01 · 108 min · ★ 6.4
After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.
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- Directors
- Stuart Millar
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 17,594,566
Top Cast
John WayneReuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Katharine HepburnEula Goodnight
Anthony ZerbeBreed
Richard JordanHawk
John McIntireJudge Parker
Paul KosloLuke
Jack ColvinRed
Jon LormerRev. Goodnight
Lane SmithLeroy
Warren VandersBaghy
Jerry GatlinNose
Strother MartinShanghai McCoy
Chuck HaywardJerry (uncredited)
Andrew PrineFiona's Husband (uncredited)
Charles WeldonBailiff (uncredited)
Gary McLartyEmmett (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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