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The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name, [2] and written by Miles Hood Swarthout (the son of the author) and Scott Hale.
Jul 21, 1976 · The Shootist: Directed by Don Siegel. With John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart. A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
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- Drama, Romance, Western
- Don Siegel
- 1976-07-21
The year is 1901. John Bernard Books, an aging gunfighter, returns after many years to Carson City, a town full of old friends and old enemies. There he meets Bond Rogers, the widowed owner of a boarding house, and her son Gillom, who idolizes Books and wants to become a gunfighter just like him.
- Don Siegel
- John Wayne
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- 24
Renting a room from widowed Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son Gillom (Ron Howard), Books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a...
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- John Wayne
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An aging gunfighter, JB Books (John Wayne), rides into town. His deeds are infamous and, despite his age, he is still feared and, by some, revered. However, Books is dying of cancer and has about two months to live. Initially his thoughts turn to finding a nice quite place where he can die in peace.