The Shootist
The Shootist
Release: 1976-07-21
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.1
Western
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The De Laurentiis Company
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Melody Thomas Scott
as Girl on Streetcar
Christopher George
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ricky Nelson
as Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
John Wayne
as J.B. Books
Jack Berle
as Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Bob Steele
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
as White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
Hugh O'Brian
as Jack Pulford
Sheree North
as Serepta
James Nolan
as Gambler (uncredited)
Alfred Dennis
as Barber
John Carradine
as Beckum
Rick Lenz
as Dobkins
Scatman Crothers
as Moses
Jonathan Goldsmith
as Books' Victim (uncredited)
Henry Slate
as Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
Lauren Bacall
as Bond Rogers
Bill McKinney
as Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan
as Marshall Thibido
Charles G. Martin
as Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
Ron Howard
as Gillom Rogers
James Stewart
as Dr. Hostetler
Johnny Crawford
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Leo Gordon
as Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Richard Boone
as Mike Sweeney
Gregg Palmer
as Burly Man
Dick Winslow
as Streetcar Driver
George Dunn
as Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
