Watch the shootist full movie in hd visit afflicted with a terminal illness john bernard brooks, the last of the lege. The shootist is a terrific western starring the legendary john wayne. The shootist western 1976 john wayne 1080p hd torrent. The shootist is where members of the national congress of old west shootists get uptodate news and information about ncows shoots and activities in its congressional report feature. I really find john waynes performance in this movie excellent, one of his best in his old age. After playing in the shootist john wayne managed to resist the cancer for three more years, before finally succumbing in june 1979. John books an aging gunfighter goes to see a doctor he knows for a second opinion after another doctor told him he has a cancer which is terminal. Suffering from lung cancer for years, he was weakened and ill, but when he read the script for this movie, he lobbied hard for the title role of the dying gunslinger who has outlived his time. To win just one more time 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.
Wayne himself was of course dying of cancer during the production hed already had one lung removed. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 35 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 35 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 3 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 2. Download the shootist 1976 yify torrent for 720p mp4.
Add to watchlist this western, taking place in carson city, nevada in 1901, stars none other than john wayne, lauren bacall and a young ron howard. He takes a room in the boarding house and the son of the woman who runs it. His later film credits included the shootist 1976 and the sentinel 1977. Said doctor tells him straight its cancer and that books has only weeks to live.
John wayne vs director don siegel on the shootist with miles swarthout duration. The really interesting bits of the shootist, though, are behind the scenes. Watch 26 free films all westerns starring the iconic american actor. The film also relied on the strength of john waynes personality character as an actor, by using his name as a subgenre.
Last western for the duke is almost painfully autobiographical of gunfighter losing his last bout to cancer. Like the searchers 1956 before it, the shootist explores the burdens of being a legend, a topic undoubtedly close to the actor. The shootistjohn wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, harry morgan, john carradine, hugh obrian, bill mckinney 1976. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Don siegel john wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart. There he meets bond rogers, the widowed owner of a boarding house, and her son gillom, who idolizes books and wants to become a gunfighter just like him. The screenplay was written by miles hood swarthout the son of the author and scott hale. The entire cast did a masterpiece of acting, maybe for wayne and his true illness. Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, books is determined to be shot in the line of duty. The shootist was the first magazine devoted exclusively to western action shooting. With john wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart.
Big jake 1971 john wayne hd full lenght action movie from the reel. The shootist 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The shootist 1976 full movie download full hd youtube. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and based on glendon swarthouts 1975 novel of the same name. It is really not possible for me to name a favorite john wayne movie but the shootist is certainly near the top of my list of favorites. 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 brothers death and a few who are looking to profit from.
Don siegel an elegiac endofanera western, as the titular shootist, gunfighter john bernard books john wayne, literally and figuratively comes to the end of his road with considerable dignity. Director don siegel gives the film a gentle, sentimental touch somewhat surprising, given that he made his reputation on such violent, subversive films as dirty harry 1971 and invasion of the body snatchers 1956. The shootist is john bernard books, a gunfighter at the turn of the twentieth century who must confront the greatest shootist of all. Watch the shootist online stream full movie directv. The supporting cast includes lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, hugh obrian, harry morgan, john carradine. The shootist john wayne lauren bacall james stewart 1976 people pester an old, dying gunfighter john wayne rooming with a widow lauren bacall in 1901 nevada. The shootist 1976 john wayne james stewart youtube. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the shootist 1976. And his final film is a worthy conclusion of this unique career. The last shootist by miles hood swarthout goodreads. 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. John bernard books, an aging gunfighter, returns after many years to carson city, a town full of old friends and old enemies.
Most men would end their days in bed or take their own lives, but a gunfighter has a third option, one that books decides to. Bacall, howard, morgan and carradine, the story of a dying man seeking to make amends for the life he led, but not apologizing for it, was a perfect outlet for waynes acting abilities. Director don siegel gives the film a gentle, sentimental touch somewhat surprising, given that he made his reputation on such violent. Hes got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. About ten minutes into the shootist, doctor hostetler james stewart tells aging western gunfighter john bernard books, you have a cancer. The plot is about a hired that is dying of a terminal illness and looks in. Free comedy western starring john wayne and maureen ohara. True wests books editor stuart rosebrook wrote miles swarthouts the last shootist had a great deal of competition in. John wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, hugh obrian, bill mckinney, harry morgan, john carradine, sheree north, rick lenz, scatman crothers, greg palmer, alfred dennis, dick winslow, melody thomas. The shootist is a 1976 western film directed by don siegel and is noted as being the final film role of actor john wayne.
Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. The shootist has been my favorite john wayne movie since it came out in 1976. The shootist is a 1976 western directed by don siegel and starring john wayne as the title character j. John waynes last feature film appropriately revolved around the death of an iconic gunfighter and the end of the old west itself.
The shootist featured a cast of famous actors who came together to support wayne known to be in bad health with the possibility that it would be his last film. Waynes final film, in which he plays a dying gunfighter who just has to win one last shootout, is a gentle, elegiac hymn to the old west as portrayed in the hollywoods golden age anyway from a star who epitomised it and a director who helped sound its death knell. Books had a notoriety about him for being a gunslinger who. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. The film had all the elements of spirit, struggle and demise of a protagonist gunslinger and antagonist outlaws set in a western frontier environment. Shootist by don siegel don siegel, john wayne, lauren. The film is based on the novel written by glendon swarthout and published in 1975. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or. But in fact, as a short and very interesting documentary on the disc details, wayne wasnt the first choice for the role it was george c. There he meets bond rogers, the widowed owner of a boarding house, and her son gillom, who idolizes books and wants to. The shootist 1976 opening title sequence the shootist provides many conventions specific to western genre.
Read the the shootist movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. John wayne, lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, hugh obrian, bill mckinney, harry. He left behind him a legacy of 184 films, of which the latter 102 beginning with stagecoach in 1939 made him into a unique legend of cinema. The last shootist has been chosen by the editors of true west magazine as the best western novel written in 2014 and yours truly as the best western historical novelist of the past year in their january, 2015, best of the west issues annual survey. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace. Vezi acum the shootist 1976 online subtitrat in romana calitate hd. Wayne has taken ridicule for just playing himself, this movie and a few others prove that it just wasnt true. The shootist 1976 opening title sequence the shootist. Marcus stiglegger german a good goodbye gail rubin alfred eakers bluemahler.
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. Director don siegel paints a softly focused canvas of the changing west at the turn of the century, with keenly observed details and insights about the life of the times, indoor plumbing, streetcars. The shootist eloquent last hurrah for a man who superseded mere moviestar status to become an icon of american culture, with wayne playing aging, legendary gunfighter j. Still it is great and holds up today extremely well. Sep 02, 2014 the last shootist is the sequel to the classic western the shootist a book that is not nearly as well known as john waynes final film. Download the shootist western 1976 john wayne 1080p hd torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. The shootist 1 hours and 40 minutes movie 1976 john books an aging gunfighter goes to see a doctor he knows for a second opinion after another doctor told him he has a cancer which is terminal. August 11, 1976 pg, 1 hr 39 min drama actionadventure. The shootist cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
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