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The Shootist
The movie follows J.B. Books, an aging gunfighter diagnosed with cancer who comes to Nevada at the turn of the 20th century to spend his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
23 May 1910, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
25 March 1915, Jennings, Louisiana, USA
19 April 1925, Rochester, New York, USA
20 May 1908, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
23 November 1914, Texas, USA
18 April 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 February 1931, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
21 November 1939, Springfield, Illinois, USA
25 January 1927, San Francisco, California, USA
8 May 1940, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
29 November 1915, San Francisco, California, USA
5 February 1906, New York City, New York, USA
September 11, 2001
A fitting and melancholy farewell to The Duke.
November 01, 2004
Duke's last is valiant, underplayed western.
August 04, 2001
A true must-own
January 19, 2006
That rare film where a star and an audience get to say goodbye to each other.
September 28, 2005
John Wayne's swan song is a touching tribute to the legendary star and the Western.
July 21, 2003
Effective swan-song for Wayne.
January 13, 2007
John Wayne's very last film, an elegy for a dying cowboy, expresses the essence of his screen image, while borrowing elements from his own life.
August 12, 2001
there is a sense of gravity to Wayne's presence on-screen that you won't find in any of his other movies

