The Shootist (1976)
The Shootist (1976)
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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)
Don Siegel
Director
Glendon Swarthout
Novel
Miles Hood Swarthout
Screenplay
Scott Hale
Screenplay
William Self
Producer
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Douglas Stewart
Editor
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
Dino De Laurentiis
Presenter
Jerrold L. Ludwig
Assistant Editor
Thomas Del Ruth
Camera Operator
Richard A. Mention
Assistant Camera
Timothy E. Wade
Assistant Camera
Douglas Kirkland
Still Photographer
Dave Sutton
Still Photographer
Richard Lawrence
Assistant Art Director
Terry Leonard
Stunts
Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist
Arthur Jeph Parker
Set Decoration
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Joe Florence
Second Assistant Director
Joseph C. Cavalier
First Assistant Director
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Overton
Sound Mixer
William Cruse
Set Designer
Jerry Whittington
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ted Koerner
Special Effects
Augie Lohman
Special Effects
Jim Burk
Stunt Double
Denny Arnold
Stunts
David Domeyer
Special Effects
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Roydon Clark
Stunts
Chuck Holmes
Gaffer
Luster Bayless
Costume Design
Edna Taylor
Costume Design
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
M.J. Frankovich
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 21, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Box Office$13,400,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
nevada
sniper
widow
retirement
early 1900s
terminal illness
aging
dying man
gunfight
boarding house
one last job
gunfighter
terminal cancer
western expansion
old west legend
widow with son
aging gunfighter
carson city, nevada
Wiki.
The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name, and written by Miles Hood Swarthout (the son of the author) and Scott Hale. The film stars John Wayne in his last film appearance before his death in 1979, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Richard Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North and Hugh O'Brian.
In 1977, The Shootist received an Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction (Robert F. Boyle, Arthur Jeph Parker), a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actress (Lauren Bacall), and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Ron Howard), as well as the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Ten Films of 1976. The film received widespread critical acclaim, garnering an 81% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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