Page

The Left Handed Gun

Watch trailer

01:46

The Left Handed Gun

Save

Summary

Western starring Paul Newman. Young desperado Billy the Kid embarks on a relentless quest for revenge when the benevolent rancher to whom he is devoted is murdered by a corrupt lawman.

Ad

Powered By

IMDB

Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

Paul Newman stepped into the role earmarked for James Dean (who would have been perfect) and delivered a brilliant, Brandoesque screen portrayal of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid (as envisaged by writer Gore Vidal) in this terrific movie debut from director Arthur Penn (who went on to make Bonnie and Clyde). Character actor John Dehner got the break of his life co-starring as Pat Garrett, and there's a clever bit of casting with Hurd Hatfield (The Picture of Dorian Gray) as a nervous chronicler of the times. The film was heavily truncated on its UK cinema release, but in the complete version we can really appreciate the subtlety of editor Folmar (Rio Bravo, A Star Is Born) Blangsted's handiwork.

imdb-square

6.4/10

How to watch

Loading

Streaming

Credits

Cast

rolenameBilly BonneyPaul NewmanCelsaLita MilanPat GarrettJohn DehnerMoultrieHurd HatfieldCharlie BoudreJames CongdonTom FolliardJames BestTunstallColin Keith-JohnstonMcSweenJohn DierkesHillBob AndersonMoonWally Brown

Show more

Crew

rolenameDirectorArthur Penn

Details

Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros Pictures Ltd

Released on

1958-09-21

Languages

English | Spanish

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

Ad

Ad

Ad