The last film of John Wayne, The Shootist, 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. Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) thoughtfully directs a very special and sensitive production. --Tom Keogh [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks (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 Brook&39;s fate to die in peace as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle Actors John Wayne & Lauren Bacall Director Don Siegel Certificate PG - Parental Guidance recommended Year 2003 Screen Aspect Ratio 1781Anamorphic Widescreen Languages English - Dolby Digital Subtitles English for the hearing impaired
Ageing gunfighter John Bernard Brooks (John Wayne, in his last role) rides into Carson City in 1901. His old friend Dr Hostleter (James Stewart) confirms that he is dying of cancer, and Brooks takes refuge in a boarding house, fending off people who either want to kill him or write his life story.
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