The Shootist
The movie follows J.B. Books, an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the 20th century to spend his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
17 January 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 November 1939, Springfield, Illinois, USA
December 12, 1920
31 March 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
26 September 1938, New York City, New York, USA
2 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
23 May 1910, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
10 April 1915, Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 June 1901, Calabria, Italy
24 September 1912, Arlington, Texas, USA
15 July 1906, Manila, Philippines
23 January 1907, Portland, Oregon, USA
26 March 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 May 1908, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
7 July 1910, Arizona, USA
12 September 1931, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
18 June 1917, Los Angeles, California, USA
29 November 1915, San Francisco, California, USA
2 April 1904, New York, New York, USA
16 September 1924, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
8 May 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
September 29, 1920
18 April 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
15 June 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 January 1927, San Francisco, California, USA
5 February 1906, New York City, New York, USA
25 February 1931, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
1 March 1954, Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
26 December 1922, USA
August 04, 2001
A true must-own
November 01, 2004
Duke's last is valiant, underplayed western.
August 12, 2001
there is a sense of gravity to Wayne's presence on-screen that you won't find in any of his other movies
July 21, 2003
Effective swan-song for Wayne.
January 19, 2006
That rare film where a star and an audience get to say goodbye to each other.
September 28, 2005
John Wayne's swan song is a touching tribute to the legendary star and the Western.
September 11, 2001
A fitting and melancholy farewell to The Duke.
January 13, 2007
John Wayne's very last film, an elegy for a dying cowboy, expresses the essence of his screen image, while borrowing elements from his own life.
