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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
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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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The Duke says Goodbye.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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This marked James Stewart's final appearance in a western movie.
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Continuity: In the final shootout, Books fires his belly gun four times, before he drops it, and his holster gun three times. The two nearly simultaneous shots through Sweeney's table are so fast, they have to be one from each pistol. After Gillom takes the holster gun and fires it three times at the bartender, it should be empty. But as he prepares to throw the gun away, it is obvious there are still loaded rounds in at least two chambers.
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[Books has just had a confrontation with Mike Sweeney]
Mrs. Rogers: Do you know that man?
John Bernard Books: Not him personally; but I had some dealings with his brother, Albert.
Mrs. Rogers: What kind of dealings?
[Books looks at her]
Mrs. Rogers: Oh.
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Mrs. Rogers: Do you know that man?
John Bernard Books: Not him personally; but I had some dealings with his brother, Albert.
Mrs. Rogers: What kind of dealings?
[Books looks at her]
Mrs. Rogers: Oh.
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Referenced in Invasion of the Body Snatchers... An Interview with Kevin McCarthy (1985) (TV)
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Willow, Tit Willow
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All of the credit in the world goes to John Wayne for making this film. Here you have the biggest star in Hollywood history, making a film that symbolizes his life. You have an aging actor, whose best days were past him, portraying an aging gunfighter, whose best days were behind him. You have a character trying to fit into a world that had changed too much. Much like Wayne was trying to fit into a changing America. Lastly, you had a character, dying of cancer, trying to accomplish one last thing. Wayne, who was also dying of cancer, like the character, was trying to accomplish one last thing, a great film. To me, this film is special, because you are seeing in real life, a dying icon make his farewell. Like the character JB Books, Wayne was trying to put a brave face on his final days. He was vulnerable and uncertain about what awaited him, but he sought to accomplish one last goal. I don't care if you like Wayne or not, but how someone could not be emotionally effected by seeing this legend on screen for his last time, well, I feel sorry for you. This film is very special to me.