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Throughout his life, sheriff -turned- gunfighter John Bernard "J.B." Books has committed thirty-plus killings. Now an older man, Books arrives in Carson City, Nevada, in late January 1901. Soon, he is confronted by an armed robber, who he quickly disarms by wounding him. He later has another confrontation with dairyman Jay Cobb.
- $13.4 million
- Elmer Bernstein
- August 20, 1976
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.
- (26K)
- Drama, Romance, Western
- Don Siegel
- 1976-07-21
The Shootist. Roger Ebert January 01, 1976. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
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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 ...
- (539)
- Don Siegel
- PG
- John Wayne
Shootist, The -- (Movie Clip) Won't Pass For Flowers Harry Morgan is the local sheriff, dropping by to suggest that famed gunfighter J.B. Books (John Wayne) leave town, and thrilled at the news he hears, in Wayne's last movie, The Shootist, 1976.
- Don Siegel
- John Wayne
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John Bernard Books, a gunfighter approaching his 58th birthday, finds that he has rectal cancer and two months to live. He takes a room with Bond Rogers and her son, Gillom, to wait until death comes. Of course, his very presence starts off events in the town. The Marshal comes, prepared to die in a shootout, Gillom tries to idolize him, Bond ...
