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The Shootist

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.

Release Date: 1976-07-21

Original Language: en

Genres: Western

Rating:

Popularity:

14.835

Cast Members

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

Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido

Rick Lenz

Dobkins

Gregg Palmer

Burly Man

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)

George Dunn

Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Barfly (uncredited)

Christopher George

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Jonathan Goldsmith

Books' Victim (uncredited)

Leo Gordon

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Charles G. Martin

Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Barfly (uncredited)

Darren Patrick Moloney

Paper Boy (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson

Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

James Nolan

Gambler (uncredited)

Nick Raymond

Barfly (uncredited)

Henry Slate

Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

Bob Steele

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

John Zimeas

Barfly (uncredited)