• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1976-07-21
  • Runtime100 minutes
  • TaglineHe's got to face a gunfight once more to live up to his legend once more. To win just one more time.
  • Revenue13,400,000$
  • GenreWestern
  • Production
    CompaniesThe De Laurentiis Company, Paramount Pictures
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

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John Wayne

Lauren Bacall

Ron Howard

James Stewart

Richard Boone

Hugh O'Brian

Bill McKinney

Harry Morgan

John Carradine

Sheree North

Rick Lenz

Scatman Crothers

Gregg Palmer

Alfred Dennis

Dick Winslow

Melody Thomas Scott