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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.
- (27K)
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Don Siegel
- 1976-07-21
Old gunfighter John Books (John Wayne) arrives in Carson City, Nevada in 1901 seeking a second opinion from Doc Hostetler (James Stewart). He has less than two months after cancer is confirmed. He rents a room from widow Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son Gillom (Ron Howard).
Reviews. The Shootist. Action. 100 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1976. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1976. 4 min read. He rides onscreen in The Shootist afraid that he is dying. Not afraid he’ll be killed, but afraid he’s dying, which is the last thing we anticipated a John Wayne character would do of his own accord. It is 1901: He has outlived his century.
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.
81% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings 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...
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- Don Siegel
- PG
- John Wayne
Don Siegel’s 1976 western The Shootist stars John Wayne in his final film appearance, though it’s perhaps just as notable for the muted nature of its regard for the pathology of violence.
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The film has an 81% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews. [18] In 2008 the film was nominated by the American Film Institute as one of the best Western films. [19] In 2020, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wrote:
