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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1976-07-21
- video_camera_front Companies The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 100 Mins
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 357 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0075213
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smart_display Cast

John Wayne
J.B. Books

Lauren Bacall
Bond Rogers

Ron Howard
Gillom Rogers

James Stewart
Dr. Hostetler

Richard Boone
Mike Sweeney

Hugh O'Brian
Jack Pulford

Bill McKinney
Jay Cobb

Harry Morgan
Marshall Thibido

John Carradine
Beckum

Sheree North
Serepta

Rick Lenz
Dobkins

Scatman Crothers
Moses

Gregg Palmer
Burly Man

Alfred Dennis
Barber

Dick Winslow
Streetcar Driver

Melody Thomas Scott
Girl on Streetcar

Kathleen O'Malley
School Teacher

Jack Berle
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)

Johnny Crawford
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Chuck Dawson
Extra (uncredited)

George Dunn
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)

Duke Fishman
Barfly (uncredited)

Christopher George
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Jonathan Goldsmith
Books' Victim (uncredited)

Leo Gordon
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Charles G. Martin
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)

Jim Michael
Barfly (uncredited)

Ernesto Molinari
Barfly (uncredited)

Darren Patrick Moloney
Paper Boy (uncredited)

Ricky Nelson
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

James Nolan
Gambler (uncredited)

Nick Raymond
Barfly (uncredited)

Henry Slate
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)

Bob Steele
Books' Victim in Flashback (archive footage / uncredited)

Ralph Volkie
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)

John Zimeas
Barfly (uncredited)
groups Crew

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer

Miles Hood Swarthout
Screenplay

Robert F. Boyle
Production Design

Scott Hale
Screenplay

Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography

Douglas Stewart
Editor

Don Siegel
Director

Glendon Swarthout
Novel

William Self
Producer

Thomas Del Ruth
Camera Operator

Jerrold L. Ludwig
Assistant Editor

Richard Lawrence
Assistant Art Director

Timothy E. Wade
Assistant Camera

Douglas Kirkland
Still Photographer

Dino De Laurentiis
Presenter

Richard A. Mention
Assistant Camera

Dave Sutton
Still Photographer

Terry Leonard
Stunts

Al Overton Sr.
Sound Mixer

David Domeyer
Special Effects

Ted Koerner
Special Effects

Chuck Holmes
Gaffer

Chuck Roberson
Stunts

Luster Bayless
Costume Design

Joe DiBella
Makeup Artist

Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Burk
Stunt Double

Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Moss Mabry
Costume Design

Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist

Roydon Clark
Stunts

Arthur Jeph Parker
Set Decoration

Jerry Whittington
Sound Effects Editor

Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor

William Cruse
Set Designer

Joseph C. Cavalier
First Assistant Director

Edna Taylor
Costume Design

Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist

Joe Florence
Second Assistant Director

Augie Lohman
Special Effects

Denny Arnold
Stunts

M.J. Frankovich
Producer
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