The Shootist (1976)
| Tagline | He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time. |
| Genre | Drama, Western |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Carson City, Nevada, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Revisionist Western, Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Lone Wolves, Golden Years, Battling Illness, Haunted By the Past |
| Tones | Elegiac, Wintry, Understated, Reflective, Melancholy, Meditative |
| Tags | Aging, Boarding House, Cancer, Deception, Dignity, Doctor, Frontier, Gunfighter, Hidden Identity, Landlady, One Against Odds, Reputation, Revenge, Shoot Out, Son, Terminal Illness |
The Shootist is a 1976 Western starring John Wayne in his final film role. It was based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. Scott Hale and Miles Hood Swarthout (son of the author) wrote the screenplay. Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard and James Stewart co-starred and Don Siegel directed.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Rick Lenz
Dan Dobkins
Dick Winslow
Streetcar driver
Kathleen O'Malley
School teacher
Charles G. Martin
Murray
James Nolan
Gambler
Henry Slate
Pulford confidante
Ralph Volkie
White-haired bartender
Director
Writer
Glendon Swarthout
Miles Hood Swarthout
Scott Hale
Producer
William Self
producer
Original Music
Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematographer
Bruce Surtees
Editor
Douglas Stewart
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Production Designer
Robert F. Boyle
Set Decorator
Arthur Jeph Parker
Makeup Department
Joe DiBella
makeup artist
Dave Grayson
makeup artist
Vivienne Walker
hair stylist
Production Manager
Russell Saunders
executive production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph C. Cavalier
assistant director
Joe Florence
second assistant director
Art Department
Bill Dietz
property master
Richard Lawrence
assistant art director
Joseph M. LeBaron
construction coordinator
William Cruse
set designer
Sound Department
Les Fresholtz
sound re-recordist
Michael Minkler
sound re-recordist
Al Overton
sound mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
sound re-recordist
Special Effects
Augie Lohman
special effects
David Domeyer
special effects
Stunts
Denny Arnold
stunts
Jim Burk
stunt double, stunts, stunt double: John Wayne
Steven Burnett
stunts
Roydon Clark
stunts
Chuck Roberson
stunts
Henry Wills
stunts wrangler
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth Adams
key grip
Charles Holmes
gaffer
Richard A. Mention III
camera assistant
Timothy E. Wade
camera assistant
Dave Sutton
still photographer
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luster Bayless
costumes: men
Edna Taylor
costumes: women
Editorial Department
Jerrold L. Ludwig
assistant editor
Music Department
Dan Wallin
score mixer
Other Crew
Jack Casey
publicist
Eudie Charnes
production coordinator
Al Horwits
public relations
Betsy Norton
script supervisor
Buzz Barton
horse wrangler
Robert S. Birchard
dailies projectionist
Production Company
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Cinema International Corporation (UK)
CBS Television
Filmayer
Paramount Home Video
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Roadshow Entertainment
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Roadshow Home Video
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Tobis
Special Effects
Burbank Editorial Service Inc.
Miscellaneous
Burbank Editorial Service Inc.
sound effects
D.K. Harris Music Service
music editing
PolifroniSabba
casting
Universal Optical
titles and optical effects
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