The Left Handed Gun
I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want.
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Timing:
1:42 (102 min)
6.031/10
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6.607/10
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6.4/10
5000
5000
Country
Production
Genre
Western
Budget
$700 000
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best, Colin Keith-Johnston, John Dierkes, Robert Anderson, Wally Brown
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Fred Coe
Operator
J. Peverell Marley
Composer
Alexander Courage
Artist
Audition
Editing
Folmar Blangsted
All team (17)
All team (17)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- James Dean was originally cast in the lead role, but since the actor died, the role went to Paul Newman. This was already the second film that Newman "stole" from Dean – the first was "Somebody Up There Likes Me," after which Newman woke up famous.
- James Dean was originally cast in the lead role, but following the actor's death, the role went to Paul Newman. This was the second film Newman "stole" from Dean – the first being "Somebody Up There Likes Me," after which Newman woke up famous.
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