Wayne's last role and his greatest,as a dying gunfighter setting out to square accounts in his last days. It's not a perfect film, but Wayne's performance is poignant and real, mirroring his real-life battle with cancer, well-supported by Bacall and Stewart.
This review of The Shootist (1976) was written by Brian E on 17 Nov 2007.
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