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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.

  • Movie
  • 1976
  • PG
  • 1h 40m

Directed by Don Siegel

7.1

TMDB audience rating
7.1 out of 10 from 400 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • John Wayne

    John WayneJ.B. Books

  • Lauren Bacall

    Lauren BacallBond Rogers

  • Ron Howard

    Ron HowardGillom Rogers

  • James Stewart

    James StewartDr. Hostetler

  • Richard Boone

    Richard BooneMike Sweeney

  • Hugh O'Brian

    Hugh O'BrianJack Pulford

  • Bill McKinney

    Bill McKinneyJay Cobb

  • Harry Morgan

    Harry MorganMarshall Thibido

  • John Carradine

    John CarradineBeckum

  • Sheree North

    Sheree NorthSerepta

  • Rick Lenz

    Rick LenzDobkins

  • Scatman Crothers

    Scatman CrothersMoses

  • Gregg Palmer

    Gregg PalmerBurly Man

  • Alfred Dennis

    Alfred DennisBarber

  • Dick Winslow

    Dick WinslowStreetcar Driver

  • Melody Thomas Scott

    Melody Thomas ScottGirl on Streetcar

  • Kathleen O'MalleySchool Teacher

  • Jack Berle

    Jack BerleMan Outside Metropole (uncredited)

Director
Don Siegel
Writer
Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale and Glendon Swarthout
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees