An aging gunfighter, John Books, seeks a second opinion from a doctor after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The doctor confirms the grim prognosis, giving Books only a month or two to live. As he settles into a boarding house, the son of the owner recognizes him and requests gunfighting lessons, but Books tries to dissuade him, sharing his own regrets about a life of killing.

Info about The Shootist
Studio(s): The De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures
Originally Released: United States, Jul 21, 1976
Production Country: United States
Box Office Gross: $13,400,000.00
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