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.
5 February 1906, New York City, New York, USA
September 29, 1920
8 May 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
16 September 1924, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
25 February 1931, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
19 April 1925, Rochester, New York, USA
18 April 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 January 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA
23 January 1907, Portland, Oregon, USA
31 March 1924, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
26 March 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 September 1931, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
7 July 1910, Arizona, USA
24 September 1912, Arlington, Texas, USA
15 June 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA
23 November 1914, Texas, USA
2 April 1904, New York, New York, USA
3 June 1901, Calabria, Italy
26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA
1 March 1954, Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
10 April 1915, Detroit, Michigan, USA
December 12, 1920
29 November 1915, San Francisco, California, USA
23 May 1910, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
26 December 1922, USA
2 December 1922, New York City, New York, USA
18 June 1917, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 September 1938, New York City, New York, USA
21 November 1939, Springfield, Illinois, USA
January 19, 2006
That rare film where a star and an audience get to say goodbye to each other.
September 11, 2001
A fitting and melancholy farewell to The Duke.
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
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.
September 28, 2005
John Wayne's swan song is a touching tribute to the legendary star and the Western.
August 04, 2001
A true must-own
July 21, 2003
Effective swan-song for Wayne.
November 01, 2004
Duke's last is valiant, underplayed western.
