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The Shootist
1h 40min
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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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Original Title
The Shootist
Runtime (Duration)
1h 40min
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Critics & Audience Score
5.8
Total Votes
380
Release Year
1976
Country
United States of America
Box Office Revenue
$13.4M
Casting
Actors

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)
Crew

Don Siegel
DIRECTOR

Elmer Bernstein
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Miles Hood Swarthout
SCREENPLAY
Scott Hale
SCREENPLAY
William Self
PRODUCER
M.J. Frankovich
PRODUCER
Bruce Surtees
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Glendon Swarthout
NOVEL
Douglas Stewart
EDITOR
Robert F. Boyle
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dave Sutton
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Jerrold L. Ludwig
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Richard A. Mention
ASSISTANT CAMERA

Douglas Kirkland
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER

Dino De Laurentiis
PRESENTER
Timothy E. Wade
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Thomas Del Ruth
CAMERA OPERATOR
Richard Lawrence
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR

Terry Leonard
STUNTS
Luster Bayless
COSTUME DESIGN
Vivienne Walker
HAIRSTYLIST
Arthur Piantadosi
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Denny Arnold
STUNTS
Michael Minkler
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Arthur Jeph Parker
SET DECORATION
Jerry Whittington
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Moss Mabry
COSTUME DESIGN
Augie Lohman
SPECIAL EFFECTS
David Domeyer
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Ted Koerner
SPECIAL EFFECTS
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