Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Summary:
A former friend betrays a legendary outlaw in Sam Peckinpah's final Western. Holed up in Fort Sumner with his gang between cattle rustlings, Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) ignores the advice of comrade-turned-lawman Pat Garrett (James Coburn) to escape to Mexico, and he winds up in jail in Lincoln, New Mexico. After Billy theatrically escapes, inspiring enigmatic... Full Summary >>
Cast:
James Coburn - (Pat Garrett)
Kris Kristofferson - (Billy the Kid)
Bob Dylan - (Alias)
Rutanya Alda - (Ruthie Lee)
R.G. Armstrong - (Deputy Ollinger)
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Review:
Sam Peckinpah made several meditations on the death of the Old West, but few were ever as minimalist or challenging as Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Western fans expecting a kinetic buildup to a dramatic showdown between the title characters will be sorely disappointed: instead, Peckinpah and screenwriter Rudolph Wurlitzer go for a ... Continue >>
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