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The Shootist

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.
Jul 21, 1976 1h 40m
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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.

Title The Shootist
Companies The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures
Countries United States of America
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
John Wayne

John Wayne

J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Bond Rogers
Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Gillom Rogers
James Stewart

James Stewart

Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian

Hugh O'Brian

Jack Pulford
Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido
Dick Winslow

Dick Winslow

Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott

Melody Thomas Scott

Girl on Streetcar
Kathleen O'Malley

Kathleen O'Malley

School Teacher
Jack Berle

Jack Berle

Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Chuck Dawson

Chuck Dawson

Extra (uncredited)
George Dunn

George Dunn

Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Duke Fishman

Duke Fishman

Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher George

Christopher George

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith

Jonathan Goldsmith

Books' Victim (uncredited)
Leo Gordon

Leo Gordon

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Charles G. Martin

Charles G. Martin

Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Jim Michael

Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari

Ernesto Molinari

Barfly (uncredited)
Darren Patrick Moloney

Darren Patrick Moloney

Paper Boy (uncredited)
Ricky Nelson

Ricky Nelson

Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
James Nolan

James Nolan

Gambler (uncredited)
Nick Raymond

Nick Raymond

Barfly (uncredited)
Henry Slate

Henry Slate

Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Bob Steele

Bob Steele

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie

White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
John Zimeas

John Zimeas

Barfly (uncredited)