---
title: 'The Last Picture Show (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Bogdanovich'
released: '1971-10-02'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-picture-show-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Last Picture Show (1971)

1971 · R · 118 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and co-written by Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry, adapted from the 1966 semi-autobiographical novel by McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, Eileen Brennan, and Randy Quaid. Set in a small town in northern Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is a story of two high school seniors and longtime best friends, Sonny Crawford (Bottoms) and Duane Jackson (Bridges).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Bogdanovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bogdanovich)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Bogdanovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bogdanovich), [Larry McMurtry](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-mcmurtry)
- **Editor:** [Peter Bogdanovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bogdanovich), [Donn Cambern](https://cinepixo.com/people/donn-cambern)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hank Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-williams)
- **Producer:** [Bob Rafelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-rafelson), [Stephen J. Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-j-friedman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert L. Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-surtees)

## Cast

- [Clu Gulager](https://cinepixo.com/people/clu-gulager) as Abilene
- [Cybill Shepherd](https://cinepixo.com/people/cybill-shepherd) as Jacy Farrow
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid) as Lester Marlow
- [Sam Bottoms](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-bottoms) as Billy
- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson) as Sam
- [Timothy Bottoms](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-bottoms) as Sonny Crawford
- [Cloris Leachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cloris-leachman) as Ruth Popper
- [Ellen Burstyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-burstyn) as Lois Farrow
- [John Hillerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hillerman)
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges) as Duane Jackson
- [Frank Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-marshall)
- [Eileen Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-brennan) as Genevieve
- [Peter Bogdanovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bogdanovich)
- [Noble Willingham](https://cinepixo.com/people/noble-willingham)
- [Gary Brockette](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-brockette)

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