The Shootist

Name: The Shootist
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: August 20, 1976
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, Hugh O'Brian, James Stewart, John Carradine

1976

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 20, 1976 | M/PG

Starring: Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, Hugh O'Brian, James Stewart, John Carradine, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone, Ron Howard, Sheree North

Summary: A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

Director: Don Siegel

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Western

Rating: M/PG

Runtime: 100 min

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Don Siegel's terrific film is simply beautiful, and beautifully simple, in its quiet, elegant and sensitive telling of the last days of a dying gunfighter at the turn of the century. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Wayne's proud, quietly anguished performance, one of his very best and certainly his most moving, has a richness that seems born of self-knowledge; he lends the film a tremendous sense of intimacy and a surprisingly confessional mood. [16 Aug 1976, p.68]

The Telegraph Philip Horne

The Shootist is a fitting memorial to a great star – and leaves his image indelibly fixed on our imagination. Read full review

Empire William Thomas

The Duke's last hurrah is one of the very best of a cycle of 70s movies that served as obituaries for the Western itself. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

A subtle, touching valedictory tribute to both Wayne and the Western in general. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The Shootist is an uneven, elegiac tribute to a great career. The script leaves a lot to be desired, but is compensated for by some fine performances (especially Wayne's), Bruce Surtees' poignant cinematography, and Don Siegel's carefully paced direction. Read full review

Richard Eder

Mr. Siegel's lack of form and fidelity to his own story means that as the movie proceeds, even those things that are charming turn to lead. Read full review

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