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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.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$13400000
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1976-07-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
359
Vote Average
7.058
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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