| Uniform Title |
Shootist (Motion picture : 1976) |
| Title |
The shootist. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, 2019. |
| ©1976 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour and black & white; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3969. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1976. |
| Based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout. |
| Credits |
Produced by M.J. Frankovich and William Self ; directed by Don Siegel. |
| Performers |
John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart. |
| Summary |
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks (John Wayne, True Grit), the last of the legendary gunfighters quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart, The Man From Laramie). Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow (Lauren Bacall, Appointment with Death) and her son (Ron Howard, Arrested Development). However, it is not Brook's fate to die in peace as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono ; region 4 ; NTSC ; aspect ratio 1.77:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: none. |
| Subjects |
Swarthout, Glendon, -- 1918-1992 -- Film adaptations |
| Criminals -- Drama |
| Carson City (Nev.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Western films |
| Historical films |
| Romance films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 director. |
| Frankovich, Mike, 1910-1992 producer. |
| Self, William, 1921-2010 producer. |
| Wayne, John, 1907-1979 actor. |
| Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 actor. |
| Howard, Ron actor. |
| Stewart, James, 1908-1997 actor. |
| Swarthout, Glendon, 1918-1992. Shootist Film adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Six shooter classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Bacall, Lauren, 1924-2014 .
- Frankovich, Mike, 1910-1992 .
- Howard, Ron .
- Self, William, 1921-2010 .
- Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 .
- Stewart, James, 1908-1997 .
- Swarthout, Glendon, 1918-1992. Shootist .
- Wayne, John, 1907-1979 .
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