John Wayne Highlands, fierce fighters against communism, bestowed on Wayne a brass bracelet that he wore in the film and all subsequent films. Wayne finally won a Best Actor Oscar for "True Grit" (1969), two decades after his only other nomination. Wayne took on the role of the eponymous detective in the crime drama "McQ" (1974). His last film was "The Shootist" (1976), whose main character, J. B. Books, was dying of cancer—which Wayne himself succumbed to three years later. "The Shootist" (1976) contains numerous plot similarities to "The Gunfighter" of nearly thirty years before, a role which Wayne had wanted but
Foxtrot (1976 film) Duke and Duchess of Windsor as they undergo a languid descent from elegance to decadence to butchery. Most striking is the set and wardrobe. The set -- a full Art_Deco interior under a tent on a deserted island. And the clothes (overseen by Jorge Ramirez) -- a seemingly endless supply of pristine white couture and custom tailoring. The timing was such that Rampling (then 30) was making this just as Luchino Visconti needed to begin shooting "The Innocent" written with Rampling in mind, and so she couldn't appear in what was to be Visconti's last film. Foxtrot (1976 film) Foxtrot