The Shootist
MovieTitle | The Shootist |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Jul 21, 1976 |
Genre | Western |
Director | Don Siegel |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures |
Revenue | $13,400,000 |
Run time | 100 min. |
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.