The Left-Handed Gun overview

The Left-Handed Gun

Synopsis:

The Left Handed Gun was adapted by Gore Vidal from his own TV play, The Death of Billy the Kid. 33-year-old Paul Newman stars as 21-year-old William Bonney, the hotheaded gunslinger known as Billy the Kid. Avoiding the usual Hollywood glamourization of this controversial character, Newman portays Bonney pretty much as he was: an illiterate, homicidal cretin. Treated with kindness for the first time in his life by rancher Tunstall (Colin Keith-Johnston), Bonney becomes devoted to the rancher; in fact, it is virtually a love affair.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Arthur Penn
  • Studio: Warner Brothers
  • Year: 1958
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Western
  • Filmed in: B&W