The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · Western
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Film / 1976
The Shootist
Directed by
Don Siegel
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.
The story
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.
Cast
John WayneJ.B. Books
Lauren BacallBond Rogers
Ron HowardGillom Rogers
James StewartDr. Hostetler
Richard BooneMike Sweeney
Hugh O'BrianJack Pulford
Bill McKinneyJay Cobb
Harry MorganMarshall Thibido
John CarradineBeckum
Sheree NorthSerepta
Rick LenzDobkins
Scatman CrothersMoses
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Gregg PalmerBurly Man
Alfred DennisBarber
Dick WinslowStreetcar Driver
Melody Thomas ScottGirl on Streetcar
Kathleen O'MalleySchool Teacher
Jack BerleMan Outside Metropole (uncredited)
Johnny CrawfordBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Chuck DawsonExtra (uncredited)
George DunnMan Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
Duke FishmanBarfly (uncredited)
Christopher GeorgeBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Jonathan GoldsmithBooks' Victim (uncredited)
Leo GordonBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Charles G. MartinMurray the Bartender (uncredited)
Jim MichaelBarfly (uncredited)
Ernesto MolinariBarfly (uncredited)
Darren Patrick MoloneyPaper Boy (uncredited)
Ricky NelsonBooks' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
James NolanGambler (uncredited)
Nick RaymondBarfly (uncredited)
Henry SlatePulford Confidant (uncredited)
Bob SteeleBooks' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)
Ralph VolkieWhite-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
John ZimeasBarfly (uncredited)
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