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    The Shootist 1976 POSTER

    The Shootist

    1976

    English

    7.6

    17

    81%

    88%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    nevada

    retirement

    Romance

    sniper

    terminal illness

    Western

    widow

    Don Siegel Don Siegel Director Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as Burly Man Bill McKinney Bill McKinney as Cobb Ron Howard Ron Howard as Gillom Rogers Sheree North Sheree North as Serepta
    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.
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