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"The last film of John Wayne could not have been more fitting, full of details that can't help but make one reflect upon his legacy in the movies and his life as a star. Wayne plays a career gunfighter in the autumn of his life, trying to hang up his pistols after he discovers he's dying of cancer. Boarding in the house of an attractive widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard), Wayne's character opts for peace in his final days but is dogged by his reputation when a handful of killers seeks him out for a final fight. Howard is fine as a fatherless boy who needs the strong mentor the hero represents, and James Stewart--who costarred with Wayne in the great Man Who Shot Liberty Valance --plays the doctor who gives the big man the bad news."@en
"Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Brooks, 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 Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle."@en
"In "The shootist," a terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last battle. In "The man who shot Liberty Valance," a man becomes a legend and an important political figure by falsely claiming he shot a ruthelss gunman (Liberty Valance)."@en
"A terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last valiant battle and dies with honor."
"About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books is determined to be shot in the line of "duty". In his remaining two months, Books settles scores with old enemies, including gambler Pulford (Hugh O'Brian) and Marshall Thibido (Harry Morgan) and reaches out to new friends (including feisty widow Lauren Bacall and her hero-worshipping son Ron Howard). In the end, is shot to death, but in so doing he is able to dissuade another from following his blood-stained example. Throughout the film, Book's imminent demise is compared with the decline of the west, as represented by the automobiles and streetcars that have begun to blight the main street of Wayne's home town. It is unknown if John Wayne was aware that he was dying of cancer when he agreed to film The Shootist; whatever the case, the film is a powerful valedictory to a remarkable man and a fabulous career."@en
"In 1901, a dying ex-gunfighter arrives in a small town to set his affairs in order."@en
"Terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last valiant battle and dies with honor."@en
"Terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last valiant battle and dies with honor."
"A terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last battle."@en
"A terminally ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is embroiled in one last battle."
"John Bernard Brooks, a legendary gunfighter afflicted with a terminal illness, seeks medical attention and solitudein Carson City. However, he finds himself embroiled in one last battle."@en
"Fiction. Western. Son nom se confondait avec l'histoire de l'Ouest, celle où l'on se tue sans sourciller, même si c'est pour se défendre. Vieilli mais encore agile, John-Bernard Books arrive en cette journée de 1901 à Carson City. Il vient y chercher la mort, la sienne, toute proche, qui lui est confirmée par son vieil ami, le docteur Hostetler. Books s'installe chez une veuve, Mrs Rogers, dont le fils, Gillom, ne tarde pas à percer son incognito. La logeuse songe à faire déguerpir ce locataire encombrant, mais devant cet homme qui cherche une place pour mourir, elle se laisse fléchir. Les maquignons de toute espèce rappliquent dans l'espoir que le nom de Books les aidera à gagner de l'argent. Quant au frère d'une des anciennes victimes du tireur, il tente de le faire abattre, en vain. Mais les douleurs se font de plus en plus fortes ; malgré l'amitié de Mrs Rogers, malgré l'admiration béate de Gillom, Books ne peut plus attendre. Le 29 janvier 1901, il donne rendez-vous, dans un classique saloon, à trois de ses ennemis qu'il tue avant de mourir, lui-même blessé d'une balle, sous les yeux de Gillom [Source: site Web: http://www.bifi.fr/]. Avec John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'Brian, Bill McKinney, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Sheree North, Rick Lenz, Scatman Crothers, Gregg Palmer, Alfred Dennis, Dick Winslow, Melody Thomas Scott, Kathleen O'Malley, Johnny Crawford, Christopher George, Leo Gordon, Charles G. Martin, Ricky Nelson, James Nolan, Henry Slate, Ralph Volkie."
"Als in 1901 de oude revolverheld J.B. Brooks, die pas heeft gehoord dat hij nog slechts enkele weken te leven heeft, terugkeert naar Carson City, wil hij laten zien dat hij ook goede kanten heeft."
"A dying gunman returns to his friend for medical care in his last days, but becomes involved with a widow and her son, eventually dying with honor in a final gunfight."@en
"Dying of cancer, renowned gunfighter John Bernard Books returns to Carson City to see his old friend Dr. Hostetler, but two outlaws see to it that he cannot die in peace."@en
"A legendary gunslinger is determined to die in peace as he passes his last days succumbing to cancer. However, two gunmen, vowing revenge, won't let him. Based on the novel by Glendon Swarthout."@en
"A dying gunman returns to his friend for medical care in his last days, but becomes involved with a widow and her son, which leads to trouble."@en
"An aging and ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is enmeshed in one last valiant battle and dies with honor."@en
"An aging and ill gunfighter seeks to retire quietly but is enmeshed in one last valiant battle and dies with honor."
"With a terminal illness, John Books returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend, Dr. Hostetler. But John, as a legendary gunfighter, can not die in peace and becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle."