Poster

Shootist, The

Year

1976

Genre

Drama, Western

Country

USA

Director

Don Siegel

Writer

Glendon Swarthout, Miles Hood Swarthout

Actors

John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'Brian, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Sheree North, Rick Lenz, Scatman Crothers, Gregg Palmer, Alfred Dennis, Dick Winslow

Description

John Bernard Books, a gunfighter approaching his 58th birthday, finds that he has rectal cancer and two months to live. He takes a room with Bond Rogers and her son, Gillom, to wait until death comes. Of course, his very presence starts off events in the town. The Marshal comes, prepared to die in a shootout, Gillom tries to idolize him, Bond first is disgusted and then pities him. Then, realizing that he will die in great pain, he comes up with an idea to go out with a bang.

Comments

Duration

95 minutes (at 25 frames per second)

Filesize

568 MB

Video

DivX 5 - resolution: 608x352

Audio