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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison) (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High class of 1925. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he appeared mostly in small bit parts. His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, many of them in the Western genre. Wayne's career took off in 1939, with John Ford's Stagecoach making him an instant star. He went on to star in 142 pictures. Biographer Ronald Davis said, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them, he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth." Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.
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This is a gripping crime thriller that follows retired detective John St. Bernard as he is thrust into a deadly game when his daughter becomes the target of a sinister plan. After surviving a near-fatal attack, his world unravels when a series of murders unfold around him, with each victim drawing him deeper into a web of dark secrets. When John's daughter lies fighting for her life in the hospital, he is devastated and enraged. Consumed by grief and a burning desire for justice, he takes matters into his own hands. The first to fall is his former partner, a trusted ally. He becomes a suspect in her murder. Next morning his neighbor falls victim to the relentless killer, and John find out that his wife is next, as it was in one old case he had investigated—the gruesome murder of a man's stepdaughter, colleague, neighbor, and wife.. Fueled by desperation, John races against time to save her. Realizes he's dealing with no 1, but 5 killers, with personal vendettas against him. The motives range from revenge for a past conviction to jealousy and hatred. The conspirators aim to make John suffer, framing him for the murders and orchestrating a meticulously planned revenge plot. Supported by his brothers, Humphrey and James, enlists the help of his former police chief, still the head of police. They race against the clock to save John's wife from becoming the final victim. He fights all 5 and kills them. At the end, daughter recovers, and family rebuilds after Retribution.
