True Grit (2010)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross hires a one-eyed marshal in Fort Smith and rides with him and a Texas Ranger into Indian Territory to hunt her father's killer.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Fort Smith, Arkansas≈ 00:02:00Stated on screen
Mattie collects her father's body, trades horses for money, hires Rooster Cogburn and fends off La Boeuf.
- 2Ferry crossing≈ 00:28:00Fort Smith, ArkansasInferred
Left behind on the bank, Mattie swims her horse across the river after the lawmen.
- 3Dugout cabin≈ 00:45:00Choctaw Nation, Indian TerritoryInferred
Rooster interrogates Quincy and Moon, then the ambush on Ned Pepper's gang turns into a shoot-out.
- 4Winding Stair Mountains, Oklahoma≈ 01:05:00Stated on screen
Days of fruitless searching end with Rooster drunk and La Boeuf leaving.
- 5Stream, meadow and snake pit≈ 01:15:00Winding Stair Mountains, OklahomaInferred
- 6Wild West show≈ 01:40:00Memphis, TennesseeInferred
- 7Ross family cemetery≈ 01:46:00Yell County, ArkansasStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 879 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 7
- Train: 425 km
- Not shown: 305 km
- Horse: 149 km
- Boat: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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