The Shootist

1976 "He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time."

The Shootist

7.6 | 1h40m | PG | en | Western

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.

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7.6 | 1h40m | PG | en | Western

Synopsis

Cast

John Wayne , Lauren Bacall , Ron Howard

Director

Richard Lawrence

Producted By

Paramount , Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trailers

Cast

John Wayne

as J.B. Books

[2013] John Ford & Monument Valley [1993] Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star [1976] Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend [1976] The Shootist [1975] Brannigan [1975] Rooster Cogburn [1974] McQ [1973] Cahill: United States Marshall [1973] The Train Robbers

Lauren Bacall

as Bond Rogers

[2012] Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel [2011] The Forger [2010] Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen [2010] Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff [2008] Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King [2007] The Walker [2006] These Foolish Things [2006] Manderlay [2004] Dogville

Ron Howard

as Gillom Rogers

[2019] The Movies [2019] The Movies [2019] Dads [2017] Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies [2016] Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie [2013] The Arrested Development Documentary Project [2013] Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck [2011] Corman's World [2011] Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored