The Left Handed Gun
“I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want.”
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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Cast
55 people
Paul Newman
Billy The Kid
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Arthur Penn Director · Leslie Stevens Screenplay Gore Vidal Author
Budget $700K · United States release May 7, 1958 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Production
Haroll Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · April 30, 1958
Theatrical
United States · May 7, 1958
Theatrical
France
September 8, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
December 5, 1958 · Theatrical
Japan
June 6, 1958 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 21, 1958 · Theatrical
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