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The Shootist
1976, Jul 21
1h 40m
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
John Wayne
J.B. Books
Johnny Crawford
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido
Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers
James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler
Ricky Nelson
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Christopher George
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Scatman Crothers
Moses
Richard Boone
Sweeney
Sheree North
Serepta
John Carradine
Beckum
Chuck Roberson
Bill McKinney
Cobb
Leo Gordon
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
Jim Burk
Bob Steele
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Rick Lenz
Dobkins
Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian
Pulford
James Nolan
Gambler (uncredited)
Gregg Palmer
Burly Man
Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver
Alfred Dennis
Barber
Henry Slate
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
George Dunn
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher
Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Barfly (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Barfly (uncredited)
Darren Patrick Moloney
Paper Boy (uncredited)
Nick Raymond
Barfly (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
John Zimeas
Barfly (uncredited)
William Self
Scott Hale
Denny Arnold
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