The Shootist

7.1
  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 100 min
  • Premiere: 1976. July 21.

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.

Discover

John Wayne

J.B. Books

Lauren Bacall

Bond Rogers

Ron Howard

Gillom Rogers

James Stewart

Dr. Hostetler

Richard Boone

Mike Sweeney

Hugh O'Brian

Jack Pulford

Bill McKinney

Jay Cobb

Harry Morgan

Marshall Thibido

Sheree North

Serepta

Rick Lenz

Dobkins

Gregg Palmer

Burly Man

Dick Winslow

Streetcar Driver

Melody Thomas Scott

Girl on Streetcar

Kathleen O'Malley

School Teacher

Jack Berle

Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

Johnny Crawford

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Chuck Dawson

Extra (uncredited)

George Dunn

Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Barfly (uncredited)

Christopher George

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Jonathan Goldsmith

Books' Victim (uncredited)

Leo Gordon

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Charles G. Martin

Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

Jim Michael

Barfly (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari

Barfly (uncredited)

Darren Patrick Moloney

Paper Boy (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson

Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

James Nolan

Gambler (uncredited)

Nick Raymond

Barfly (uncredited)

Henry Slate

Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

Bob Steele

Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Ralph Volkie

White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

John Zimeas

Barfly (uncredited)

Art

Robert F. Boyle

Production Design

Richard Lawrence

Assistant Art Director

Arthur Jeph Parker

Set Decoration

William Cruse

Set Designer

Camera

Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

Thomas Del Ruth

Camera Operator

Richard A. Mention

Assistant Camera

Timothy E. Wade

Assistant Camera

Douglas Kirkland

Still Photographer

Dave Sutton

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Joe DiBella

Makeup Artist

Vivienne Walker

Hairstylist

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Luster Bayless

Costume Design

Edna Taylor

Costume Design

Moss Mabry

Costume Design

Crew

Ted Koerner

Special Effects

Augie Lohman

Special Effects

Jim Burk

Stunt Double

David Domeyer

Special Effects

Directing

Don Siegel

Director

Joe Florence

Second Assistant Director

Joseph C. Cavalier

First Assistant Director

Betsy Norton

Script Supervisor

Editing

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

William Self

Producer

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Les Fresholtz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Minkler

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Al Overton Sr.

Sound Mixer

Jerry Whittington

Sound Effects Editor

Arthur Piantadosi

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Scott Hale

Screenplay

Art

Robert F. Boyle

Production Design

Richard Lawrence

Assistant Art Director

Arthur Jeph Parker

Set Decoration

William Cruse

Set Designer

Camera

Bruce Surtees

Director of Photography

Thomas Del Ruth

Camera Operator

Richard A. Mention

Assistant Camera

Timothy E. Wade

Assistant Camera

Douglas Kirkland

Still Photographer

Dave Sutton

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Joe DiBella

Makeup Artist

Vivienne Walker

Hairstylist

Dave Grayson

Makeup Artist

Luster Bayless

Costume Design

Edna Taylor

Costume Design

Moss Mabry

Costume Design

Crew

Ted Koerner

Special Effects

Augie Lohman

Special Effects

Jim Burk

Stunt Double

David Domeyer

Special Effects

Directing

Don Siegel

Director

Joe Florence

Second Assistant Director

Joseph C. Cavalier

First Assistant Director

Betsy Norton

Script Supervisor

Editing

Jerrold L. Ludwig

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Production

William Self

Producer

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Les Fresholtz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Minkler

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Al Overton Sr.

Sound Mixer

Jerry Whittington

Sound Effects Editor

Arthur Piantadosi

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Scott Hale

Screenplay