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Cast verified as complete
John Wayne | ... |
J.B. Books
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Lauren Bacall | ... |
Bond Rogers
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Ron Howard | ... |
Gillom Rogers
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James Stewart | ... |
Dr. Hostetler
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Richard Boone | ... |
Sweeney
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Hugh O'Brian | ... |
Pulford
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Bill McKinney | ... |
Cobb
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Harry Morgan | ... |
Marshall Thibido
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John Carradine | ... |
Beckum
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Sheree North | ... |
Serepta
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Rick Lenz | ... |
Dobkins
(as Richard Lenz)
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Scatman Crothers | ... |
Moses
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Gregg Palmer | ... |
Burly Man
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Alfred Dennis | ... |
Barber
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Dick Winslow | ... |
Streetcar Driver
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Melody Thomas Scott | ... |
Girl on Streetcar
(as Melody Thomas)
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Kathleen O'Malley | ... |
School Teacher
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Jack Berle | ... |
Man Outside Metropole (uncredited)
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Johnny Crawford | ... |
Books' Victim in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Chuck Dawson | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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George Dunn | ... |
Man Delivering Headstone (uncredited)
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Duke Fishman | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Christopher George | ... |
Books' Victim in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jonathan Goldsmith | ... |
Book's Victim (uncredited)
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Leo Gordon | ... |
Books' Victim in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Charles G. Martin | ... |
Murray the Bartender (uncredited)
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Jim Michael | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Ernesto Molinari | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Darren Patrick Moloney | ... |
Paper Boy (uncredited)
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Ricky Nelson | ... |
Books' Fellow Lawman in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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James Nolan | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Nick Raymond | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Henry Slate | ... |
Pulford Confidant (uncredited)
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Bob Steele | ... |
Books' Victim in Flashback (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ralph Volkie | ... |
White-Haired Bartender (uncredited)
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John Zimeas | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Directed by
Don Siegel |
Written by
Glendon Swarthout | ... | (novel) |
Miles Hood Swarthout | ... | (screenplay) and |
Scott Hale | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
M.J. Frankovich | ... | producer |
William Self | ... | producer |
Music by
Elmer Bernstein |
Cinematography by
Bruce Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Douglas Stewart |
Editorial Department
Jerrold Ludwig | ... | assistant editor (as Jerrold L. Ludwig) |
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 |
Richard Amsel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
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 |
Jerry Whittington | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Augie Lohman | ... | special effects |
David Domeyer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Ted Koerner | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Denny Arnold | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jim Burk | ... | stunt double (uncredited) / stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Roydon Clark | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Terry Leonard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Roberson | ... | stunts (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 |
Robert Jason | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Douglas Kirkland | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Chris Strong | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Dave Sutton | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luster Bayless | ... | costumes: men |
Moss Mabry | ... | costumes: Miss Bacall |
Edna Taylor | ... | costumes: ladies |
Music Department
Murray Adler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
David Duke | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Earl Dumler | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
Steve Edelman | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Gene Estes | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Dominic Fidelibus | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Maurie Harris | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Jack Hayes | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Artie Kane | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Nathan Kaproff | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
Pearl Kaufman | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Jacob Krachmalnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Peter Limonick | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Abe Luboff | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Jack Marsh | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Tom Raney | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Joseph Reilich | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Gale Robinson | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Sylvia Ruderman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Erica Sharp | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Eleanor Slatkin | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Robert Sushel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Dan Wallin | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Bob Zimmitti | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Betsy Norton | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Chris Haynes | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jack Casey | ... | publicist |
Eudie Charnes | ... | production coordinator |
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | presenter |
Al Horwits | ... | public relations |
Buzz Barton | ... | horse wrangler (uncredited) |
Robert S. Birchard | ... | dailies projectionist (uncredited) |
Martha Manor | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Nea Kinisi (1976) (Greece) (VHS)
- Distrifilms (1977) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Tobis (1977) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1978) (Finland) (theatrical)
- CBS (1978) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1979) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Home Video (1983) (Australia) (video)
- VPS Video (1983) (West Germany) (video)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1991) (Finland) (tv) (as MTV1)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (2 film set)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (DVD) (2 film set)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Pidax Film (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2018) (Australia) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- Dino De Laurentiis (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Arrow Films (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Filmayer (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Burbank Editorial Service Inc. (sound effects)
- D.K. Harris Music Service (music editing)
- Panavision Equipment (photographed with)
- Polifroni/Sabba (casting)
- Technicolor (color by)
- The Burbank Studios (filmed at)
- The City and County of Carson City, Nevada (filmed in)
- Universal Title and Optical (titles and optical effects)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
John Books an aging gunfighter goes to see a doctor he knows for a second opinion after another doctor told him he has a cancer which is terminal. The doctor confirms what the other said. He says Books has a month maybe two left. He takes a room in the boarding house and the son of the woman who runs it recognizes him and tells his mother who he is. She doesn't like his kind but when he tells her of his condition, she empathizes. Her son wants him to teach him how to use a gun. Books tries to tell him that killing is not something he wants to live with. Books, not wanting to go through the agony of dying from cancer, tries to find a quicker way to go. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com |
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Taglines | He's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more - TO WIN JUST ONE MORE TIME. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | James Stewart agreed to play a cameo role in the film only because John Wayne had specifically requested him. His brief screen time proved to be rather difficult. The bad acoustics of the huge, hollow sound stages worsened his hearing difficulties, and he stayed by himself most of the time. He and Wayne muffed their lines so often in the main scene between them that director Don Siegel accused them of not trying hard enough. Wayne's reply was a variation on an old John Ford line, advising the director, "If you'd like the scene done better, you'd better get a couple of better actors." Later on, the star told friends that Stewart had known his lines, but hadn't been able to hear his cues, and that in turn had caused his own fumbling. See more » |
Goofs | Books' hair (John Wayne's toupee) goes from being parted on his left to his right then back to his left after he tells Marshal Thibido he's a dying man when they first talk in Books' room. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Top Ten Films of 1976 (1977). See more » |
Soundtracks | Willow, Tit Willow See more » |
Quotes |
Gillom Rogers:
[first lines, voiceover]
His name was J.B. Books, and he had a matching pair of 45's with antique ivory grips that were something to behold. He wasn't an outlaw. The fact is for a while he was a lawman. Long before I met Mr. Books, he was a famous man. I guess his fame was why somebody or other was always after him. The wild country had taught him to survive. He lived his life and herded by himself. He had a credo that went: John Bernard Books: I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. See more » |