The Shootist

1976    1h 40m    PG
Western, Action,
7.683%88%71%
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.
Directed By
Don Siegel
Studio
Dino De Laurentiis Company, Paramount
Cast of The Shootist
  • John WayneJ.B. Books
  • Lauren BacallBond Rogers
  • Ron HowardGillom Rogers
  • James StewartDr. Hostetler
  • Richard BooneSweeney
  • Hugh O'BrianPulford
  • Bill McKinneyCobb
  • Harry MorganMarshall Thibido
  • John CarradineBeckum
  • Sheree NorthSerepta
  • Rick LenzDobkins
  • Scatman CrothersMoses
  • Gregg PalmerBurly Man
  • Alfred DennisBarber
  • Dick WinslowStreetcar Driver
  • Melody Thomas ScottGirl on Streetcar
  • Kathleen O'MalleySchool Teacher
  • Jack BerleMan Outside Metropole (uncredited)
  • Chuck DawsonExtra (uncredited)
  • Johnny CrawfordBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
  • O.G. DunnMan Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
  • Duke FishmanBarfly (uncredited)
  • Christopher GeorgeBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
  • Jonathan GoldsmithBooks' Victim (uncredited)
  • Leo GordonBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
  • Charles G. MartinMurray the Bartender (uncredited)
  • Jim MichaelBarfly (uncredited)
  • Ernesto MolinariBarfly (uncredited)
  • Darren Patrick MoloneyPaper Boy (uncredited)
  • Ricky NelsonBooks' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
  • James NolanGambler (uncredited)
  • Nick RaymondBarfly (uncredited)
  • Henry SlatePulford Confidant (uncredited)
  • Bob SteeleBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
  • Ralph VolkieWhite-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
  • John ZimeasBarfly (uncredited)
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