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.
Ratings
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.
Production
The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
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)
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