The Shootist
(1976)

He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.

Released: 1976-07-21

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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 battle.

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John Wayne

as J.B. Books

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Lauren Bacall

as Bond Rogers

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Ron Howard

as Gillom Rogers

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James Stewart

as Dr. Hostetler

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Richard Boone

as Mike Sweeney

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Hugh O'Brian

as Jack Pulford

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Harry Morgan

as Marshall Thibido

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Dick Winslow

as Streetcar Driver

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Melody Thomas Scott

as Girl on Streetcar

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Kathleen O'Malley

as School Teacher

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Jack Berle

as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

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Johnny Crawford

as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

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Chuck Dawson

as Extra (uncredited)

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Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

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Robert F. Boyle

Production Design

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Scott Hale

Screenplay

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Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

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Jerrold L. Ludwig

Assistant Editor

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Richard Lawrence

Assistant Art Director

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Timothy E. Wade

Assistant Camera

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Douglas Kirkland

Still Photographer

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Dave Sutton

Still Photographer

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Al Overton

Sound Mixer

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David Domeyer

Special Effects

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