Le dernier des géants

Titre original : The Shootist

1976
PG
1h 40m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

28 k

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Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, John Wayne, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Sheree North, and Hugh O'Brian in Le dernier des géants (1976)

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Period Drama Tragedy Drama Romance Western

Un as de la gâchette mourant passe ses derniers jours à essayer de trouver comment mourir en souffrant le moins possible et en restant aussi digne que possible.Un as de la gâchette mourant passe ses derniers jours à essayer de trouver comment mourir en souffrant le moins possible et en restant aussi digne que possible.Un as de la gâchette mourant passe ses derniers jours à essayer de trouver comment mourir en souffrant le moins possible et en restant aussi digne que possible.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

28 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 1 victoire et 5 nominations au total

Anecdotes
James Stewart agreed to play a cameo role in the film only because John Wayne had specifically requested him. His brief screen time proved to be rather difficult. The bad acoustics of the huge, hollow sound stages worsened his hearing difficulties, and he stayed by himself most of the time. He and Wayne muffed their lines so often in the main scene between them that director Don Siegel accused them of not trying hard enough. Wayne's reply was a variation on an old John Ford line, advising the director, "If you'd like the scene done better, you'd better get a couple of better actors." Later on, the star told friends that Stewart had known his lines, but hadn't been able to hear his cues, and that in turn had caused his own fumbling.

Gaffes
Books' hair (John Wayne's toupee) goes from being parted on his left to his right then back to his left after he tells Marshal Thibido he's a dying man when they first talk in Books' room.

Citations
Gillom Rogers: [first lines, voiceover] His name was J.B. Books, and he had a matching pair of 45's with antique ivory grips that were something to behold. He wasn't an outlaw. The fact is for a while he was a lawman. Long before I met Mr. Books, he was a famous man. I guess his fame was why somebody or other was always after him. The wild country had taught him to survive. He lived his life and herded by himself. He had a credo that went:
John Bernard Books: I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.

Connexions
Featured in Sneak Previews: The Top Ten Films of 1976 (1977)

Bandes originales
Willow, Tit Willow
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert
Performed by John Wayne & Lauren Bacall

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8/10

Another John Wayne masterpiece!

The legendary John Wayne gives a fantastic understated performance as J.B. Books an aging gunfighter suffering from stomach cancer and looking to live out the final days of his life in peace. Of course, the entire existence of the gunfighter is predicated on the inevitability that once you reach top there is always going to be someone looking to knock you off your pedestal. Here that means J.B.'s retirement won't be so peaceful. Besides this plot point, there is the mature twilight romance between J.B. and Bond (Lauren Bacall) and his mentor relationship with Gillom (Ron Howard). James Stewart (who co-starred with Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) puts in a cameo as J.B.'s physician. Recommended.