The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)

He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.

Western

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.

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  • Release Date: 1976-07-21
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Don Siegel

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Kathleen O'Malley

      School Teacher

    • Jack Berle

      Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

    • Johnny Crawford

      Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

    • Chuck Dawson

      Extra (uncredited)

    • George Dunn

      Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

    • Duke Fishman

      Barfly (uncredited)

    • Christopher George

      Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

    • Jonathan Goldsmith

      Books' Victim (uncredited)

    • Leo Gordon

      Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

    • Charles G. Martin

      Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

    • Jim Michael

      Barfly (uncredited)

    • Ernesto Molinari

      Barfly (uncredited)

    • Darren Patrick Moloney

      Paper Boy (uncredited)

    • Ricky Nelson

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

    • James Nolan

      Gambler (uncredited)

    • Nick Raymond

      Barfly (uncredited)

    • Henry Slate

      Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

    • Bob Steele

      Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

    • Ralph Volkie

      White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

    • John Zimeas

      Barfly (uncredited)

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