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1976
The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel. It stars John Wayne in his last film appearance before his death in 1979, along with Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Rick Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian. The film is based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel, written for the screen by Miles Hood Swarthout and Scott Hale.
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There are films that can mark the end of an era, but few do it so clearly as *The Shootist*, the 1976 western directed by Don Siegel. Made in a time when westerns, once the most popular Hollywood genre, were in terminal decline, it is best known as the final film in the long and distinguished filmography of John Wayne, the legendary actor who enjoys a reputation as an icon of the western genre. Scenes from the weste…More
