
The Shootist (1976)
Overview
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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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $13,400,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 14.221 |
Directed By
Don Siegel
Crew
Elmer Bernstein
Miles Hood Swarthout
Robert F. Boyle
Scott Hale
Bruce Surtees
Douglas Stewart
Don Siegel
Glendon Swarthout
William Self
Thomas Del Ruth
Jerrold L. Ludwig
Richard Lawrence
Timothy E. Wade
Douglas Kirkland
Dino De Laurentiis
Richard A. Mention
Dave Sutton
Terry Leonard
Al Overton
David Domeyer
Ted Koerner
Chuck Holmes
Chuck Roberson
Luster Bayless
Joe DiBella
Les Fresholtz
Jim Burk
Michael Minkler
Arthur Piantadosi
Moss Mabry
Dave Grayson
Roydon Clark
Arthur Jeph Parker
Jerry Whittington
Betsy Norton
William Cruse
Joseph C. Cavalier
Edna Taylor
Vivienne Walker
Joe Florence
Augie Lohman
Denny Arnold
M.J. Frankovich
TOP 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)

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)