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The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 42mApproved
DramaWestern
6.4
IMDB Rating
4,992 votes

After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.

Director
Arthur Penn
Writers
Leslie Stevens, Gore Vidal
Stars
Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner
Release Date
May 17, 1958
Language
English, Spanish
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
💬 61
Reviews
📋 4.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
as Billy The Kid
Lita Milan
Lita Milan
as Celsa
John Dehner
John Dehner
as Pat Garrett
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
as Moultrie
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James Congdon
as Charlie Boudre
James Best
James Best
as Tom Folliard
Colin Keith-Johnston
Colin Keith-Johnston
as Tunstall
John Dierkes
John Dierkes
as McSween
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
as Hill
Wally Brown
Wally Brown
as Deputy Moon

💰 Box Office

$5,066
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Haroll Productions, Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

revisionist westernenglishmangunslingerarson fireshackled prisoner

🎯 Categories

Classical WesternDramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Over Baked Acting and Some Silliness
by LeonLouisRicci2014-08-22
6/10

"This Film has Many Interesting Elements that may Attract Viewers. Director Arthur Penn's Debut, Early Paul Newman as an Iconic Western Outlaw, and a Different Artistic Approach to the Conventional Western. However, the Movie is not the Easiest to Like. Penn's Flourishes are Welcome in a Genre so Ripe with Regularity, but Newman Overacts to the Point of Silliness and can Grate on the Nerves. In Fact, just about Every Actor Emotes to Extreme, Except Perhaps John Dehner as Pat Garrett who Strikes a Concerned Lawman's Pose Quite Well Without Words. But even He is Guilty of One Sc..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film originally was to have been made in 1956 with James Dean in the lead role.

📖 Synopsis

After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.