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 40mNo ratings yet

Drama
Western

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.

Keywords

based on novel or book
western
gunfight
retirement
sniper
widow
terminal illness
one last job
aging
1900s
nevada
boarding house
gunfighter
dying man
terminal cancer
old west legend
widow with son
western expansion
aging gunfighter
carson city
carson city, nevada

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 21, 1976
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount,Dino De Laurentiis Company,Paramount Pictures,The De Laurentiis Company
Cast: John Wayne,Lauren Bacall,Ron Howard,James Stewart,Richard Boone,Hugh O'Brian,Bill McKinney,Harry Morgan,John Carradine,Sheree Northand 26 more
Director: Don Siegel
Writer: Miles Hood Swarthout,Scott Hale,Glendon Swarthout
Producer: William Self,M.J. Frankovich
Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $13,400,000
IMDb: tt0075213