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starring: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon
directed by: Arthur Penn

 : Left-Handed Gun

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790704968
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 079070496X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: January 18, 1994
Running Time: 102 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1958
Sales Rank: 7538




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Description:
Teenage desperado Billy The Kid avenges the murder of his employer and escapes to Madero where he is given sanctuary by a gunsmith and his beautiful wife. From the play by Gore Vidal.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Not your typical western
Paul Newman stars as Billy the Kid, only this Kid has psychological overtones. Depicted as being generous though with a self-destructive streak (all part of the Kid's legend), Newman goes a bit off his rocker when his older and respected mentor/father-figure Turnstall (played by Colin Keith-Johnston) is murdered, and he avenges his death. Four men were involved in the murder, and Newman kills two of them before the other two begin chasing him. Friends of his manage to kill the third man, but Billy ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Gore Vidal...what do you expect?
I agree with Seaside, Ca. He's dead on and the Hamlet characterization couldnt be more accurate.

Is there some reason Hollywood cant get Billy the Kid right? This one was just as bad as Peckinpah's offering, and every bit the worst western of the 50's. Actually, I have no words. Read the guy below...apparently I'm the one that's traumatized.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Billy the Kid Goes Method
There is a moment in this heavily stylized western where a character, for no real reason, rolls around in the dirt moaning "You're not him! You're not him!". This scene could be a great metaphor for the entire film; because the movie is definitely NOT about the real Billy the Kid. This movie is about Paul Newman turning in a weirdly over-the-top performance and everyone else in the film looking on, aghast. True, there are some good scenes, and Newman has his good moments. He's intense, that's for sure, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Movie!!!
I'm not really a western movie fan, but this one caught my attention completely. I believe that it was a very good movie. Paul Newman did a brilliant job playing "Billy the Kid." It had a great story and believable characters, which makes this movie a fantastic one.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - May be Historically Inaccurate but a Helluva Good Film
Paul Newman, still years away from the legend that he was to become, does a fine job in this heavily-glamorized account of the life of Billy the Kid. His famous blue eyes seem to possess an otherworldly glow in the black and white cinematography and his pouty expression fits perfectly with this melodramatic presentation.

This a typical misunderstood-youth-goes-bad film that probably fit the angst of 1950's teens who were themselves rebelling to the status quo with rock music. The fact ... Read More



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