The Left Handed Gun (1958)
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.
Director:
Arthur Penn
Writer:
Leslie Stevens
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Paul Newman as Billy The Kid |
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Lita Milan as Celsa |
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John Dehner as Pat Garrett |
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Hurd Hatfield as Moultrie |
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James Congdon as Charlie Boudre |
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James Best as Tom Folliard |
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Colin Keith-Johnston as Tunstall |
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John Dierkes as McSween |
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Robert Anderson as Hill |
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Wally Brown as Deputy Moon |
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Martín Garralaga as Saval |
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Denver Pyle as Ollinger |
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Ainslie Pryor as Joe Grant |
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Anne Barton as Mrs. Hill |
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Robert Foulk as Sheriff Brady |
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Josephine Parra as Bride |
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Nestor Paiva as Pete Maxwell |
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Paul Smith as Smith |
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George Bell as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Stephen Coit as Alexander Ganz (uncredited) |
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Robert Griffin as Morton (uncredited) |
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Eve McVeagh as Mrs. McSween (uncredited) |
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Tina Menard as Mexican Woman (uncredited) |
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Dan Sheridan as Bucky (uncredited) |
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Joseph V. Perry as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Emile Avery as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Orlando Beltran as Mexican Farmer (uncredited) |
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George Berkeley as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Lane Chandler as Townsman on Street with Mason (uncredited) |
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Mary Lou Clifford as Gypsy Woman (uncredited) |
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Cecil Combs as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Chuy Franco as Young Gypsy Woman (uncredited) |
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Terry Frost as Angry Townsman (uncredited) |
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Elias Gamboa as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Maria Haro as Townswoman (uncredited) |
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Jerry Hartleben as Boy (uncredited) |
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Michael Jeffers as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Kay Koury as Mexican Woman (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as General Store Clerk (uncredited) |
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David O. McCall as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Kansas Moehring as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Tessie Murray as Gypsy Woman (uncredited) |
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Tom Nolan as Boy (uncredited) |
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Joe Phillips as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Stephanie Pond-Smith as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Henry Rowland as Man on Street with Deputy (uncredited) |
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Oreste Seragnoli as Priest (uncredited) |
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Morgan Shaan as Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Fred Sherman as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi as Townsman (uncredited) |
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Jorge Treviño as Ramírez (uncredited) |
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Glen Turnbull as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Ernesto Zambrano as Old Gypsy Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Art | William L. Kuehl | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Harry Davis | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Earl Crain Sr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Art Loel | Art Direction |
| Writing | Leslie Stevens | Screenplay |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Production | Fred Coe | Producer |
| Directing | Arthur Penn | Director |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Writing | Gore Vidal | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Al Greenway | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jack Voglin | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Scotty Moore | Props |
| Sound | Everett A. Hughes | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Don Olson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Arthur H. Pullen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Walter Feldman | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Paul Burnett | Gaffer |
| Camera | Wilbur Gossman | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Floyd McCarty | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Charles Harris | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Landers | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Joe Barry | Location Manager |
| Directing | Irva Mae Ross | Script Supervisor |