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The Shootist was Wayne's final cinematic role, concluding a 50-year career that began during the silent film era in 1926. Wayne was not terminally ill when the film was made in 1976. He had been a heavy cigarette smoker for most of his life, and he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1964. He underwent surgical removal of his left lung and ...
Glendon Fred Swarthout (April 8, 1918 – September 23, 1992) was an American writer and novelist. [1]Several of his novels were made into films. Where the Boys Are, and The Shootist, which was John Wayne's last work, are probably the best known.
The Shooting is a 1966 American Western film edited and directed by Monte Hellman, with a screenplay by Carole Eastman (using the pseudonym Adrien Joyce). It stars Warren Oates, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins, and Jack Nicholson, and was produced by Nicholson and Hellman.
The Brutalist is a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. [7] It stars Adrien Brody as a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life.
Charley Varrick is a crop duster and former stunt pilot with knowledge about explosives. He, his wife, and two others, Al and Harman, rob a bank in rural New Mexico.Al and Charley's wife are killed when the crime turns violent.
Wayne's final film, The Shootist (1976), is often compared to The Gunfighter and contains numerous plot similarities. [3] [4] The script was loosely based on the purported exploits of an actual western gunfighter named Johnny Ringo, a distant cousin of the outlaw Younger family and enemy of Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers. [5]
April 9 – Alfred Hitchcock's last film, Family Plot, is released. August 11 – John Wayne appears in his final film, The Shootist . August 26 – Alan Ladd Jr. is promoted from head of worldwide production to president of 20th Century Fox 's film division.
(1972), The Shootist (1976), The Little Dragons (1980) and Melvin and Howard (1980). Filmography. Film. Year Title Role Notes 1969: Cactus Flower: Igor Sullivan: