The Shootist

1976 film by Don Siegel
Movie film Q1199406
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Shootist

Summary

The Shootist is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shootist received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Shootist's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Shootist was directed by Don Siegel[5].
  • Miles Hood Swarthout wrote the screenplay for The Shootist[6].
  • Glendon Swarthout wrote the screenplay for The Shootist[7].
  • The Shootist's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[8].
  • The Shootist's genre is Revisionist Western[9].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was John Wayne[10].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Lauren Bacall[11].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Ron Howard[12].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Harry Morgan[13].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was James Stewart[14].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Richard Boone[15].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Hugh O'Brian[16].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Bill McKinney[17].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was John Carradine[18].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Sheree North[19].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Gregg Palmer[20].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Melody Thomas Scott[21].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Scatman Crothers[22].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Kathleen O'Malley[23].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was James Nolan[24].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Bob Steele[25].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Christopher George[26].
  • A cast member of The Shootist was Ricky Nelson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include M. J. Frankovich[28] and William Edwin Self[29]. The Shootist was directed by Don Siegel[5]. Screenwriters include Miles Hood Swarthout[6] and Glendon Swarthout[7]. Cast members include John Wayne[10], Lauren Bacall[11], Ron Howard[12], Harry Morgan[13], James Stewart[14], and Richard Boone[15].

Publication

Publication dates include July 16, 1976[30], July 21, 1976[31], August 19, 1976[32], August 20, 1976[33], October 7, 1976[34], and November 1, 1976[35]. The original language of The Shootist was English[36]. Its genre is Revisionist Western[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include old age[38] and stomach cancer[39].

Reception

The Shootist received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 8.1/10[40], 81%[41], and 77/100[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Shootist's after a work by is recorded as Glendon Swarthout[43].

Why It Matters

The Shootist ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did The Shootist receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Shootist. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-shootist
MLA “The Shootist.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-shootist.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-shootist_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Shootist}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-shootist}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Shootist — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-shootist (retrieved 2026-10-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-shootist · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 75213
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 75213, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 16383
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 16383, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1900s, 20th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36574]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787375428959"
  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 24467
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  5. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases]
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikidata:Wikiproject Curarsi con i dati
    P14449 → 4710
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  6. 22w ago · Tommasopaiano · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → M. J. Frankovich, William Edwin Self
    Instance of → —
    Cast member → John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard +16
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q189588]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.