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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Biography | Drama | Western

Overview

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

Rated R | Length 115 minutes

Actors

James Coburn | Kris Kristofferson | Richard Jaeckel | Katy Jurado | Chill Wills | Barry Sullivan | Jason Robards | Bob Dylan | R.G. Armstrong | Luke Askew | John Beck | Richard Bright | Matt Clark | Rita Coolidge | Jack Dodson | Jack Elam | Emilio Fernández | Paul Fix | L.Q. Jones | Slim Pickens | Jorge Russek | Charles Martin Smith | Harry Dean Stanton | Claudia Bryar | John Davis Chandler | Michael T. Mikler | Aurora Clavel | Rutanya Alda | Walter Kelley | Rudy Wurlitzer | Elisha Cook Jr. | Gene Evans | Donnie Fritts | Dub Taylor | Don Levy | Bruce Dern | Sam Peckinpah | Larry Powell | Elizabeth Dupeyrón

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

While not quite as forceful about it as Eastwood’s UNFORGIVEN, it still deconstructs the classic western tropes to great effect. While Dylan is weirdly out of place here, the rest of the cast, and what a cast it is, does a great job.

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