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49th Academy Awards (1977) - Movies from 1976. nom. Best Production Design (Robert F. Boyle, Arthur Jeph Parker) 34th Golden Globes Awards (1977) - Movies from 1976. nom. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture ; BAFTA 1977: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1976) nom. Best Leading Actress (Lauren Bacall)
The Shootist is an uneven, elegiac tribute to a great career. The script leaves a lot to be desired, but is compensated for by some fine performances (especially Wayne's), Bruce Surtees' poignant cinematography, and Don Siegel's carefully paced direction.
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Other articles where The Shootist is discussed: John Carradine: His later film credits included The Shootist (1976) and The Sentinel (1977). He was also the patriarch of an acting family; four of his five sons—David, Robert, Keith, and Bruce—acted in films and on television.
Dec 1, 2022 · John Wayne in his final film, The Shootist (1976) In a 1976 interview with Jim Whaley, John Wayne remarked: “There are only 10 parts of any size during the year and if you reach into that hat ...
The movie isn’t a bit sentimental. Everybody in town wants the bastard dead, except for the Widow Rogers and her son, Gillom. Even Doc Hostetler, who knows what people can go through toward the end of these illnesses, stops Books at the door and advises him point-blank not to wait around and see how things will eventually feel.
J.B. Books (John Wayne, in his final film role) is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the 20th century. Renting a room from widowed Bond Rogers (Lauren ...
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 ...
