The last sniper
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The last sniper |
| Original title | The shootist |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Don Siegel |
| script |
Scott Hale Miles Hood Swarthout Glendon Swarthout (template) |
| production |
Mitchell Frankovich William Self |
| music | Elmer Bernstein |
| camera | Bruce Surtees |
| cut | Douglas Stewart |
| occupation | |
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The last sniper is a 1976 Late West based on a Glendon Swarthout novel . Directed by Don Siegel . It was the last film made by the legendary actor John Wayne . The film was sold in Germany under the original title The Shootist , often connected with Der (last) Sniper as The Shootist - The Last Sniper or also as The Shootist .
action
In January 1901, news of the death of the British Queen Victoria reached Carson City . There the famous sniper JB Books is looking for the doctor Dr. Hostetler on. Hostetler has to tell the old book about the diagnosis of cancer . The doctor prescribes laudanum and advises Books to seek a quick, dignified death instead of the expected infirmity. Books moves into the pension of the widow Bond Rogers, with whom he soon befriends after initial arguments. The guest's reputation leads to problems, however, as there are a few people living in the city who still have an unfinished business with Books or want to kill him out of a desire for recognition. Books shoots some nocturnal intruders of this type. When the laudanum comes to an end, on his birthday, Books faces his enemies in a saloon for the final honorable showdown . The old reflexes nearly ruin Books' plan. But finally he succeeds in a worthy death in his boots.
background
Books takes the tram to the showdown , the first automobiles appear on the streets, Queen Victoria has just died. An era has come to an end, the 20th century has dawned. Books is a relic of the past. “I am a dying old man who is afraid of the dark.” But: “I will not allow myself to be wronged. I will not tolerate being offended. And I will not tolerate being approached too close to me. I am just to others and also demand justice from them. "
Reviews
“The artist's self-portrait as a dying man, a film that has never been seen again in the whole of film history: stoicism and pragmatism of an attitude that keeps everything open and sees everything at the right moment, does not seek explanations or excuses, and does not feel sorry for oneself Drama accepts what the hour brings. " ( Joe Hembus )
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a “critical late western” that “reflected the genre in a stylish manner and brought it to its end” .
Awards
The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 in the category “ Best Production Design ” . Lauren Bacall was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1977 . Ron Howard was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1977 for his performance . The screenwriters were nominated for the 1977 Writers Guild of America Award .
various
- In the opening credits you can see a compilation of images from John Wayne's most famous westerns as the fictional biography of the title character.
- The film grossed approximately $ 5.987 million in US theaters .
literature
- Glendon Swarthout: The Super Sagittarius . Western novel. (Original title: The Shootist ). Heyne, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-453-20297-X .
See also
Web links
- The Shootist in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Shootist at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- John Wayne "The Shootist - Marcus Stiglegger on getidan.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The last sniper. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .