The Shootist
“He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.”
19761h 40mWestern
Released
July 21, 1976
TMDB Score
71% match · 399 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
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.
DirectorDon Siegel
- Released
- July 21, 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $13.4M
- Studios
- The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures, Frankovich/Self Productions
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
Rick Lenz
Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
Moses
Gregg Palmer
Burly Man
Alfred Dennis
Barber
Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
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