Western · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 42m

The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun poster
Director
Arthur Penn
Cast
Paul Newman as Billy The Kid Lita Milan as Celsa John Dehner as Pat Garrett Hurd Hatfield as Moultrie James Congdon as Charlie Boudre James Best as Tom Folliard
Crew
J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted — Editor Alexander Courage — Original Music Composer Leslie Stevens — Screenplay Fred Coe — Producer Marjorie Best — Costume Design
Tagline

I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want.

Synopsis

When a crooked sheriff murders his employer, William "Billy the Kid" Bonney decides to avenge the death by killing the man responsible, throwing the lives of everyone around him into turmoil, and endangering the General Amnesty set up by Governor Wallace to bring peace to the New Mexico Territory.

Trailer The Left Handed Gun — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
revengecattlemangun fightpat garrettcorrupt sheriffcowboys and outlawsbilly the kid
Key Collaborators
Arthur Penn Director J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted Editor Alexander Courage Original Music Composer Leslie Stevens Screenplay Fred Coe Producer Marjorie Best Costume Design
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