The Shootist
Western
Release Date
July 21, 1976
Duration
100 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
J.B. Books
John Wayne
Bond Rogers
Lauren Bacall
Gillom Rogers
Ron Howard
Dr. Hostetler
James Stewart
Mike Sweeney
Richard Boone
Jack Pulford
Hugh O'Brian
Jay Cobb
Bill McKinney
Marshall Thibido
Harry Morgan
Beckum
John Carradine
Serepta
Sheree North
Dobkins
Rick Lenz
Moses
Scatman Crothers
Burly Man
Gregg Palmer
Barber
Alfred Dennis
Streetcar Driver
Dick Winslow
Girl on Streetcar
Melody Thomas Scott
School Teacher
Kathleen O'Malley
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Johnny Crawford
Extra (uncredited)
Chuck Dawson
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
George Dunn
Barfly (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Christopher George
Books' Victim (uncredited)
Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Leo Gordon
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Charles G. Martin
Barfly (uncredited)
Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Paper Boy (uncredited)
Darren Patrick Moloney
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
Gambler (uncredited)
James Nolan
Barfly (uncredited)
Nick Raymond
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Henry Slate
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Bob Steele
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
Barfly (uncredited)
John Zimeas
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