The Shootist|John Wayne

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Cover Notes: “I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” Legendary director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) directs the iconic John Wayne as an ageing gunfighter dying of cancer in his final screen appearance, a superb adaptation of Glendon Swarthout’s classic western novel, The Shootist. John Bernard Books is the stuff of legend, a renowned ‘shootist’ whose reputation looms large. But it’s 1901, and like the old west, John is dying and a reputation like his draws trouble like an outhouse draws flies. As word spreads that the famous gunfighter is on his last legs, the vultures begin to gather; old enemies, the marshal, newspaper men, an undertaker, all eager to see him dead. Other men might die quietly in bed or take their own lives, but J. B. Books will choose his executioner and face down death with a pistol in each hand. With an outstanding cast that features not only Wayne, but James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Scatman Crothers and John Carradine, The Shootist is an elegiac ode to a monumental screen presence and to the Western genre itself.

Extras: Booklet|Bonus Footage|Commentary: Howard S. Berger (film-maker/critic).|Documentaries: ”The Shootist’: The Legend Lives On’.|Image Gallery|Interviews: C. Courtney Joyner (Western author).|Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Juan Esteban Rodríguez; ‘Contemplating John Wayne: The Death of a Cowboy’: Visual essay by Scout Tafoya (film-maker/critic); ‘The Last Day’: Visual essay by David Cairns (film critic); ‘Laments of the West’: Appreciation of Elmer Bernstein’s score by Neil Brand (film historian/composer).|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): English|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1 – 1.85:1|Mono