J.B. Books (John Wayne, in his final film role) is an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the 20th century. Renting a room from widowed Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son Gillom (Ron Howard), Books is confronted by several people of questionable motives, including a man seeking to avenge his brother's death and a few who are looking to profit from Books' notoriety. Not wanting to die a quiet, painful death, Books devises a plan to go out with a bang.
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TITLE...........: The Shootist (1976)
STARS...........: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart
DIRECTOR........: Don Siegel
WRITERS.........: Miles Hood Swarthout, Scott Hale
GENRE...........: Western, Drama, Romance
METACRITIC......: 77/75
TOMATOMETER.....: 81/88
IMDB SCORE......: 7.6
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075213
RUNTIME.........: 1h 39mn
SIZE............: 7.20 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 10000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1920x1040
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.85:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0
AUDIO2..........: Commentary by Howard S. Berger
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Arrow Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2024-11-08
CHECKSUM........: 96737338261F632D3362FE7CB218D327
Extras
• Audio Commentary by Howard S. Berger
• The Last Day
• A Man Making Moment
• Laments of the West
• Contemplating John Wayne
• The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery
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Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, 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 Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
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