The Left Handed Gun
1958 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
William Bonney - Billy the Kid - gets a job with a cattleman known as 'The Englishman,' and is befriended by the peaceful, religious man. But when a crooked sheriff and his men murder the Englishman because he plans to supply the local Army fort with his beef, Billy decides to avenge the death by killing the four men responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him - Tom and Charlie, two hands he worked with; Pat Garrett, who is about to be married; and the kindly Mexican couple who take him in when he's in trouble - into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.
Direction Arthur Penn
Cast Paul Newman · John Dehner · James Best · Hurd Hatfield · Lita Milan · John Dierkes · James Congdon
Soundtrack Alexander Courage
Screenplay Leslie Stevens · Gore Vidal
Cinematography J. Peverell Marley
Original title The Left Handed Gun
6.4
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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