The Left Handed Gun
The Left Handed Gun

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- 64/100 based on 4,481 votes
  • Released: 1958
  • Runtime: 102 mins
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  • Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Genres: Western

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 Mexic... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Left Handed Gun:

Paul Newman
Lita Milan
John Dehner
Hurd Hatfield
James Congdon
James Best

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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.

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Village Voice - 9/10 by Nick PinkertonPenn's training in theater and live-TV drama (e.g. Playhouse 90) shows; the central performance is rehearsed into an anxious stir, every line matched to an actorly decision, a blocking cue.
New York Times - 9/10 by Walter GoodmanSaddled with a pretentious and senseless screenplay about Billy the Kid, this lame oater drags all parties down with it.
The Spectator - 7/10 by Isabel QuiglyTo the part of Billy the Kid, he brings an air of moronic sensitivity that is very telling, very delinquent and disturbingly typical.
User Review - 8/10 by Charles GSurprisingly nuanced film. Lots of subtle characters. Also contains rare realism about western violence without resorting to Peckinpah-like gore.
User Review - 8/10 by laurent cUn bon western à forte touche dramatique. Mais pas le meilleur film d'Arthur Penn pour moi...je lui préfère La poursuite impitoyable, Georgia et évidemment Little Big Man.
User Review - 8/10 by jesse kDespite the film's author, Gore Vidal's, statement that this film is "a film only someone French could like." Arthur Penn's thoughtful retelling of the Billy the Kid legend is an interesting film that is considerably different than most westerns of the time. In his feature directorial debut, this film has more in common with the revisionist westerns of the late 60s and early 70s, presenting a much less romanticized version of the old west and the legend of Billy the Kid. Newman is fine in the role of Billy and give a performance that's more akin to James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause" than it does a typical James Steward or Glenn Ford western performance. John Dehner gives a fine performance as Pat Garrett, and look fast for James Best and Denver Pyle in supporting roles. Not a perfect film, but it's one that's always kind of fascinated me.
User Review - 8/10 by Whitney BFull of over-the-top Aurthur Penn-isms (oh!! WHY do I have to be Billy the Kid!?! WHY oh WHY!?) with a possible casting of Hayden Christiansen on the horizon, I actually really loved this film. Newman is sex. And also, it's a great movie about adolescence.
User Review - 6/10 by Sylvain JBon film mais il m'a manque quelque chose pour vraiment le trouver terrible. Je vais chercher a voir les autres fims de A. Penn
User Review - 6/10 by Marcy Bthis movie was entertaining, paul was pretty good but it was a bit over the top at times. but i still liked it
User Review - 6/10 by Laurie MI'm not a fan of westerns, but I sort of liked this one because it blurred the lines of good and evil, where most westerns I've seen literally dress the hero in white and the villain in black. The acting is kind of over the top in some parts, but overall its a decent film.

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