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    The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name, and written by Miles Hood Swarthout (the son of the author) and Scott Hale.

  2. Jul 21, 1976 · The Shootist: Directed by Don Siegel. With John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart. A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

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    • Drama, Romance, Western
    • Don Siegel
    • 1976-07-21
  3. Sep 25, 2023 · Haruo Ichikawa's The Shootist is a little-known V-cinema classic about an unnamed hitman (Toru Nakagawa) who gets involved with political assassinations and falls in love with a beautiful archaeologist (Yuko Natori), only to be targeted by a mysterious rival (Toru Minegishi).

  4. 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.

  5. Renting a room from widowed Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son Gillom (Ron Howard), Books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a man seeking to avenge his...

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    • Don Siegel
    • PG
    • John Wayne
  6. The Shootist is a 1976 Western film directed by Don Siegel and starring John Wayne in his final film role. The picture is about a dying gunfighter who spends his last days looking for a way to die with the least pain and the most dignity.

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  8. The Shootist. Roger Ebert January 01, 1976. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. He rides onscreen in The Shootist afraid that he is dying. Not afraid he'll be killed, but afraid he's dying, which is the last thing we anticipated a John Wayne character would do of his own accord. It is 1901: He has outlived his century.