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The Shootist

Opens on August 26

Director: Don Siegel Run Time: 100 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1976

Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone, Ron Howard

Introduced by Artistic Director Dan Friedman.

The final film of John Wayne’s storied career.

Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Books (John Wayne), the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart). Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow (Lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard). However, it is not Books’ fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

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