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Nell (film) Nell is a 1994 American drama film, directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by William Nicholson.  The film stars Jodie Foster (who also produced) in the titular role. Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, and Nick Searcy are featured in supporting roles. Based on Mark Handley's play Idioglossia, which was inspired by Handley's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s, and the story of Poto and Cabengo, twins who created their own language,[3] the film's narrative follows a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. The original musical score is composed by Mark Isham.
True Grit (1969 film) True Grit is a 1969 American western film. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and starred Kim Darby as Mattie Ross and John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. Wayne won his only Academy Award for his performance in this film and reprised his role for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn.