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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Name: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Genre: Western, Drama, History
Released: 1973-05-23
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills

1973 · 1h 55m · Western, Drama, History

IMDb 7.2 Metacritic 53 RT 60%

Peckinpah's revisionist Western is a flawed masterpiece that divides critics for good reason—some shots are pure cinema gold, others drag. If you're a Western devotee or Peckinpah completist, absolutely watch it; casual viewers should skip and catch something tighter instead.

Plot

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.

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Cast: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills

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