The Shootist (1976)
PG
07/10/1976 (GB)
Western
1h 40m
- 71% (358 votes)
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He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.
Overview
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
- Don SiegelDirector
- Miles Hood SwarthoutScreenplay
- Scott HaleScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Revenue
$13,400,000
Keywords
- sniper
- based on novel or book
- widow
- nevada
- retirement
- terminal illness
- aging
- dying man
- gunfight
- boarding house
- one last job
- gunfighter
- terminal cancer
- 1900s
- western expansion
- old west legend
- widow with son
- aging gunfighter
- carson city, nevada
Top Billed Cast
John Wayne
J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers
Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone
Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian
Jack Pulford
Bill McKinney
Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido
John Carradine
Beckum
Sheree North
Serepta
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