Directed by Don Siegel, The Shootist (1976) is a western drama following an aging gunfighter who travels to Carson City after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Starring John Wayne in his final film role, the story explores mortality, reputation and the fading mythology of the Old West as younger men seek to challenge his legendary status. Combining character-driven drama with classic western themes, the film focuses on dignity, violence and the end of an era.

Arrow Video

I wont be wronged. I wont be insulted. I wont be laid a hand on. I dont do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.

Legendary director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) directs the iconic John Wayne as an ageing gunfighter dying of cancer in his final screen appearance, a superb adaptation of Glendon Swarthouts classic western novel, The Shootist.

John Bernard Books is the stuff of legend, a renowned shootist whose reputation looms large. But its 1901, and like the old west, John is dying and a reputation like his draws trouble like an outhouse draws flies. As word spreads that the famous gunfighter is on his last legs, the vultures begin to gather; old enemies, the marshal, newspaper men, an undertaker, all eager to see him dead. Other men might die quietly in bed or take their own lives, but J. B. Books will choose his executioner and face down death with a pistol in each hand.

With an outstanding cast that features not only Wayne, but James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Scatman Crothers and John Carradine, The Shootist is an elegiac ode to a monumental screen presence and to the Western genre itself.

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

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Version: : DVD (svensk text)

Sprak : English

EAN : 7350036750077

Label : Retro Film