The Shootist

Release Date: 1976-07-21

Runtime: 100

Languages: English

Rating: 7

Votes: 356

Genres: Western

Director: Don Siegel

Description: 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...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.Read More

Production Companies:

The De Laurentiis Company

Paramount Pictures