Shootist, The
Reviewed in Issue 53 (Oct 2001) of Widescreen Review
Disc Information
| Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | 08904 |
| MPAA Rating | PG |
| Retail Price | $29.99 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 98 |
| Release Date | 07/24/01 |
| Theatrical Year | 1976 |
| Genre | Western |
Credits
| Director | Don Siegel |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Bill McKinney, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Richard Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North & Hugh O |
Audio & Video
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeBased on the novel by Glendon Swarthout, The Shootist features John Wayne in a wonderful valedictory performance as John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters. He quietly rides into Carson City after learning that he is afflicted with a terminal illness to get a second opinion from his old friend Dr. Holsteiner (Stewart). Holsteiner confirms that Books days are numbered and sends him to the Widow Rogers
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