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The Shootist

Cast

John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart View All

Crew

Don Siegel (Director), Miles Hood Swarthout (Screenplay), Scott Hale (Screenplay) View All

Release: Aug. 11th, 1976

Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes

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.

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Captain Spaulding
In a sense, the same cancer that is diagnosed in John Wayne's character in The Shootist, as well as the cancer that, three years after filming for The Shootist wrapped, would claim the life of The Duke himself, had also afflicted the entire genre.

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Gideon58
Never been much of a John Wayne fan but was impressed by the final film of his amazing career, a lovely and moving film from 1976 called The Shootist that seemed to be a wonderful swan song to the legend's career.