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The Shootist was Wayne's final cinematic role, concluding a 50-year career that began during the silent film era in 1926. Wayne was not terminally ill when the film was made in 1976. He had been a heavy cigarette smoker for most of his life, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1964.
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
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- 1976-07-21
Jan 2, 2016 · The Shootist (1976) - John Wayne. Vindobona Awstriae. 20.6K subscribers. Subscribed.
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May 20, 2024 · The Shootist, despite not being written for Wayne, was the perfect final film for the iconic actor. With Wayne himself battling cancer, something he was first diagnosed with in 1964, he was afforded a great opportunity to show America what he was made of one last time.
- Don Siegel
- Staff Writer
- John Wayne
John Wayne plays J.B. Books, a dying gunfighter who wants to face his enemies in a final showdown. Roger Ebert praises Wayne's performance and the film's sensitivity, but criticizes the ending and the lack of character development for the antagonists.
Simple in story while sophisticated in texture, The Shootist is a fittingly elegiac swan song for one of Hollywood's most iconic stars. J.B. Books (John Wayne, in his final film role) is an aging...
- Western
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Principal Cast: John Wayne (John Bernard Books), Lauren Bacall (Bond Rogers), Ron Howard (Gillom Rogers), James Stewart (Dr. Hostetler), Richard Boone (Sweeney), Hugh O'Brian (Pulford). C-99m. Letterboxed.