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The Shootist

70.32 %|Jul 21, 1976|Western

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.

Featured Crew

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Miles Hood Swarthout
Screenplay
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
Scott Hale
Screenplay
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Douglas Stewart
Editor
Don Siegel
Director
Glendon Swarthout
Novel

Cast

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John Wayne
J.B. Books
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Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers
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Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers
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James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler
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Richard Boone
Mike Sweeney
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Hugh O'Brian
Jack Pulford
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Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido
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Rick Lenz
Dobkins
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Gregg Palmer
Burly Man
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Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver
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Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar
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Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher
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Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
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Johnny Crawford
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)
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George Dunn
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
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Duke Fishman
Barfly (uncredited)
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Christopher George
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim (uncredited)
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Leo Gordon
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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Charles G. Martin
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
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Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
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Ernesto Molinari
Barfly (uncredited)
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Darren Patrick Moloney
Paper Boy (uncredited)
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Ricky Nelson
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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James Nolan
Gambler (uncredited)
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Nick Raymond
Barfly (uncredited)
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Henry Slate
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
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Bob Steele
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
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Ralph Volkie
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
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John Zimeas
Barfly (uncredited)