Director Don Siegel
Screenplay Scott Hale, Miles Hood Swarthout
The Shootist
Western1976
Tagline: He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.
Release Date: 1976-07-21
Duration: 100 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- John WayneJ.B. Books
- James StewartDr. Hostetler
- Ron HowardGillom Rogers
- Scatman CrothersMoses
- Melody Thomas ScottGirl on Streetcar
- James NolanGambler (uncredited)
- Bill McKinneyJay Cobb
- Richard BooneMike Sweeney
- Harry MorganMarshall Thibido
- Jonathan GoldsmithBooks' Victim (uncredited)
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