The Shootist(1976)

Name: The Shootist
Genre: Western
Released: 1976-07-21
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.05
Cast: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone

He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.

7.0

(372 votes)

1h 40m

July 21, 1976

Western

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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.

Réalisateur: Don Siegel

Scénaristes: Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale