He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.
Original title
The Shootist
Released
7/21/1976
Origin country
US
Genre
Western
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company
Budget
—
Revenue
$13,400,000.00
Runtime
1hr 40min
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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