What's the Difference between True Grit the Book and True Grit the Movie?

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In the Book	In the Movie
Rooster Cogburn	Rooster Cogburn Portrayed by: John Wayne
Mattie Ross	Mattie Ross Portrayed by: Kim Darby
La Boeuf	La Boeuf Portrayed by: Glen Campbell
Ned Pepper	Ned Pepper Portrayed by: Robert Duvall
Tom Chaney	Tom Chaney Portrayed by: Jeff Corey

True Grit Book vs Movie

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In the Book	In the Movie
The book is entirely from Mattie's point of view.	The film is also from Cogburn's point of view.
Mattie is 14 years old and plain looking.	Kim Darby is 22 years old and beautiful.
The book is set in Arkansas.	The movie was filmed in more mountainous regions of Colorado.
Rooster Cogburn is in his 40's and missing an eye.	John Wayne was 62 during filming and wore an eye patch.
The book begins with Mattie talking about the death of her father at Tom Chaney's hands.	The movie begins prior to the horse buying trip showing Mattie and her parents.

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