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Overview
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Release Date:
20 August 1976 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.
Plot:
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 nominations
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(7 articles)
John Wayne Rides Again…in a Direct-to-dvd Sci-Fi Western
(From Screen Rant. 11 July 2009, 7:16 AM, PDT)
John Wayne’s Unseen Final Film — A Sci-Fi Western — Will Finally Be Released
(From MTV Movies Blog. 9 July 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
(From Screen Rant. 11 July 2009, 7:16 AM, PDT)
John Wayne’s Unseen Final Film — A Sci-Fi Western — Will Finally Be Released
(From MTV Movies Blog. 9 July 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
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Another John Wayne masterpiece!
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | John Wayne | ... | J.B.Books aka John Bernard Books |
 | Lauren Bacall | ... | Bond Rogers |
 | Ron Howard | ... | Gillom Rogers |
 | James Stewart | ... | Dr. E.W. Hostetler |
 | Richard Boone | ... | Mike Sweeney |
 | Hugh O'Brian | ... | Jack Pulford (faro dealer at Metropole Saloon) |
| Bill McKinney | ... | Jay Cobb (owner, Cob's Creamery) |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Carson City Marshal Walter Thibido |
| John Carradine | ... | Hezekiah Beckum (undertaker) |
| Sheree North | ... | Serepta (Books' ex-girlfriend) |
| Rick Lenz | ... | Dan Dobkins (reporter, 'Morning Appeal') (as Richard Lenz) |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Moses Brown (liveryman) |
| Gregg Palmer | ... | Burly man |
| Alfred Dennis | ... | Barber |
| Dick Winslow | ... | Streetcar driver |
| Melody Thomas Scott | ... | Girl on Streetcar (as Melody Thomas) |
| Kathleen O'Malley | ... | School teacher |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Johnny Crawford | ... | Books' victim in flashback (uncredited) |
| Christopher George | ... | Books' victim in flashback (uncredited) |
| Leo Gordon | ... | Books' victim in flashback (uncredited) |
| Charles G. Martin | ... | Murray (the bartender) (uncredited) |
 | Ricky Nelson | ... | Books' fellow lawman in flashback (uncredited) |
| James Nolan | ... | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Henry Slate | ... | Pulford confidante (uncredited) |
| Ralph Volkie | ... | White-haired bartender (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Don Siegel | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Glendon Swarthout | (novel) | |
| Miles Hood Swarthout | (screenplay) and | |
| Scott Hale | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| M.J. Frankovich | .... | producer | |
| William Self | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Elmer Bernstein | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Bruce Surtees | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Douglas Stewart | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Robert F. Boyle | (as Robert Boyle) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Arthur Jeph Parker | (as Arthur Parker) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Joe DiBella | .... | makeup artist (as Joe Di Bella) | |
| Dave Grayson | .... | makeup artist | |
| Vivienne Walker | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Russell Saunders | .... | executive production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph C. Cavalier | .... | assistant director (as Joe Cavalier) | |
| 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 (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Les Fresholtz | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Michael Minkler | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Al Overton | .... | sound mixer (as Alfred J. Overton) | |
| Arthur Piantadosi | .... | sound re-recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Augie Lohman | .... | special effects | |
| David Domeyer | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Denny Arnold | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jim Burk | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Jim Burk | .... | stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited) | |
| Jim Burk | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Steven Burnett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Roydon Clark | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Roberson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Henry Wills | .... | stunts wrangler (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Kenneth Adams | .... | key grip | |
| Thomas Del Ruth | .... | camera operator (as Tom Del Ruth) | |
| Charles Holmes | .... | gaffer (as Chuck Holmes) | |
| Richard A. Mention III | .... | camera assistant (as Rick Mention) | |
| Timothy E. Wade | .... | camera assistant | |
| Dave Sutton | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Luster Bayless | .... | costumes: men | |
| Moss Mabry | .... | costumes: Miss Bacall | |
| Edna Taylor | .... | costumes: women | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jerrold L. Ludwig | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Chris Haynes | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Jack Casey | .... | publicist | |
| Eudie Charnes | .... | production coordinator | |
| Dino De Laurentiis | .... | presenter | |
| Al Horwits | .... | public relations | |
| Betsy Norton | .... | script supervisor | |
| Buzz Barton | .... | horse wrangler (uncredited) | |
| Robert S. Birchard | .... | dailies projectionist (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Dino De Laurentiis Company (uncredited)
- Paramount Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (UK) (1976) (UK) (theatrical)
- Tobis (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1978) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Filmayer (Spain)
- Paramount Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Roadshow Entertainment
- Roadshow Home Video
- Burbank Editorial Service Inc. (uncredited)
- Burbank Editorial Service Inc. sound effects
- D.K. Harris Music Service music editing (as D. Harris Music Service)
- Polifroni/Sabba casting
- Universal Title and Optical titles and optical effects (as Universal Optical)
Additional Details
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG |
West Germany:16 (f) |
USA:TV-PG (cable rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Norway:16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The movie has often been compared with The Gunfighter (1950), a part John Wayne had wanted to play but which had instead gone to Gregory Peck.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the final shooting when the bartender shoots Mr. Books, the squib detonation wires are visible on the ground and leading up each man's leg.
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Quotes:
John Bernard Books:
Mike Sweeney?
Mike Sweeney: John Bernard Books, now I'm flattered that you remembered me.
John Bernard Books: Well, you look just how I remembered the Sweeneys - mean and ugly.
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Mike Sweeney: John Bernard Books, now I'm flattered that you remembered me.
John Bernard Books: Well, you look just how I remembered the Sweeneys - mean and ugly.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy (1985) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Willow, Tit Willow
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The legendary John Wayne gives a fantastic understated performance as J.B. Books an aging gunfighter suffering from stomach cancer and looking to live out the final days of his life in peace. Of course, the entire existence of the gunfighter is predicated on the inevitability that once you reach top there is always going to be someone looking to knock you off your pedestal. Here that means J.B.'s retirement won't be so peaceful. Besides this plot point, there is the mature twilight romance between J.B. and Bond (Lauren Bacall) and his mentor relationship with Gillom (Ron Howard). James Stewart (who co-starred with Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) puts in a cameo as J.B.'s physician. Recommended.