The Shootist
100 min
1976
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The Shootist
The Shootist
100 min
1976
7.0
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
sniper
based on novel or book
widow
nevada
retirement
terminal illness
aging
dying man
gunfight
boarding house
one last job
gunfighter
terminal cancer
1900s
western expansion
old west legend
widow with son
aging gunfighter
carson city, nevada
