The Left Handed Gun

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

May 17 1958 Approved 1h 42m
Western

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Leslie Stevens, Gore Vidal

Directed by

Arthur Penn

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Haroll Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
5,015
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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