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The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

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The Left Handed Gun

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

1958

1h 42m

6.0(119 votes)

Western

Overview

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Billy The Kid

Lita Milan

Lita Milan

Celsa

John Dehner

John Dehner

Pat Garrett

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Moultrie

James Congdon

James Congdon

Charlie Boudre

James Best

James Best

Tom Folliard

Colin Keith-Johnston

Colin Keith-Johnston

Tunstall

John Dierkes

John Dierkes

McSween

Robert Anderson

Robert Anderson

Hill

Wally Brown

Wally Brown

Deputy Moon

Creative team

Directed by: Arthur Penn
Written by: Leslie Stevens
Produced by: Fred Coe

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