The Shootist

The Shootist

100 mins | Drama, Western | Aug. 11, 1976

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, 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 Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

The Shootist

100 mins | Drama, Western | Aug. 11, 1976

The Shootist
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, 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 Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company
Original title The Shootist
Directors Don Siegel
Writers Scott Hale, Miles Hood Swarthout, Glendon Swarthout

Cast

John Wayne

as J.B. Books

Lauren Bacall

as Bond Rogers

Ron Howard

as Gillom Rogers

James Stewart

as Dr. Hostetler

Richard Boone

as Sweeney

Hugh O'Brian

as Pulford

Bill McKinney

as Cobb

Harry Morgan

as Marshall Thibido

John Carradine

as Beckum

Sheree North

as Serepta

Rick Lenz

as Dobkins

Scatman Crothers

as Moses

Gregg Palmer

as Burly Man

Alfred Dennis

as Barber

Dick Winslow

as Streetcar Driver

Melody Thomas Scott

as Girl on Streetcar

Kathleen O'Malley

as School Teacher

Jack Berle

as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

George Dunn

as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

as Barfly (uncredited)

Jonathan Goldsmith

as Books' Victim (uncredited)

Charles G. Martin

as Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

Jim Michael

as Barfly (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

as Barfly (uncredited)

James Nolan

as Gambler (uncredited)

Nick Raymond

as Barfly (uncredited)

Henry Slate

as Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

as White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

John Zimeas

as Barfly (uncredited)