For the bank robber nicknamed "The Shootist", see Johnny Madison Williams Jr.
The Shootist
Theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel
Directed by
Don Siegel
Screenplay by
Miles Hood Swarthout
Scott Hale
Based on
The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout
Produced by
M.J. Frankovich
William Self
Starring
John Wayne
Lauren Bacall
Ron Howard
James Stewart
Richard Boone
John Carradine
Scatman Crothers
Richard Lenz
Harry Morgan
Sheree North
Hugh O'Brian
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Edited by
Douglas Stewart
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures (USA/UK)
Dino De Laurentiis Company (International)
Release date
July 21, 1976 (1976-07-21)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$13.4 million [1]
The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name,[2] and written by Miles Hood Swarthout (the son of the author) and Scott Hale. The film stars John Wayne in his last film appearance before his death in 1979, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Richard Lenz, Harry Morgan, Sheree North and Hugh O'Brian.
In 1977, The Shootist received an Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction (Robert F. Boyle, Arthur Jeph Parker), a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Actress (Lauren Bacall), and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Ron Howard), as well as the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Ten Films of 1976. The film received widespread critical acclaim, garnering an 81% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
^Box Office Information for The Shootist. Archived March 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
^Swarthout, Glendon (1975). The Shootist, New York, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-06099-8
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