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.
7.1(390) 1976-07-21 100 minWestern
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.
Original Music ComposerElmer Bernstein
ScreenplayMiles Hood Swarthout
ScreenplayScott Hale
DirectorDon Siegel
ProducerWilliam Self
ProducerM.J. Frankovich
Cast & characters
John Wayne
as J.B. Books
Lauren Bacall
as Bond Rogers
Ron Howard
as Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
as Dr. Hostetler
Richard Boone
as Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian
as Jack Pulford
Bill McKinney
as Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
John Carradine
as Beckum
Sheree North
as Serepta
Rick Lenz
as Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
as Moses
Gregg Palmer
as Burly Man
Alfred Dennis
as Barber
Dick Winslow
as Streetcar Driver
Melody Thomas Scott
as Girl on Streetcar
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Kathleen O'Malley
as School Teacher
Jack Berle
as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Johnny Crawford
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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Chuck Dawson
as Extra (uncredited)
George Dunn
as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
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Duke Fishman
as Barfly (uncredited)
Christopher George
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
as Books' Victim (uncredited)
