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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Original title: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
  • 1973
  • R
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
23K
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
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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.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.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
  • Writer
    • Rudy Wurlitzer
  • Stars
    • James Coburn
    • Kris Kristofferson
    • Richard Jaeckel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writer
      • Rudy Wurlitzer
    • Stars
      • James Coburn
      • Kris Kristofferson
      • Richard Jaeckel
    • 167User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast39

    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Pat Garrett
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Billy The Kid
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Sheriff Kip McKinney
    Katy Jurado
    Katy Jurado
    • Mrs. Baker
    Chill Wills
    Chill Wills
    • Lemuel
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Chisum
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Governor Wallace
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    • Alias
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Ollinger
    Luke Askew
    Luke Askew
    • Eno
    John Beck
    John Beck
    • Poe
    Richard Bright
    Richard Bright
    • Holly
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • J.W. Bell
    Rita Coolidge
    Rita Coolidge
    • Maria
    Jack Dodson
    Jack Dodson
    • Howland
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Alamosa Bill
    Emilio Fernández
    Emilio Fernández
    • Paco
    • (as Emilio Fernandez)
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Maxwell
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writer
      • Rudy Wurlitzer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews167

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      While making this film, Sam Peckinpah's alcoholism was so advanced that he would have to start the day with a large tumbler of vodka to stop shaking. He would be drinking grenadine by mid-afternoon. After that, he was too drunk to work. James Coburn recalled that Peckinpah was only coherent for four hours a day.
    • Goofs
      In 1881, while Pat Garrett and his posse are shooting at Billy and his gang, who are holed up in a remote stone building, Garrett calls to Billy and says that he is wanted for the killing of Buckshot Roberts. Billy yells back that the Roberts shooting had taken place a year ago. In fact, Roberts was shot and killed in 1878--three years earlier--by Charley Bowdre, another member of Billy's gang.
    • Quotes
      • Lemuel: Yo'ant yo'self a wo-man?... One come in there from Albuquerque around the cat house over... name is Bertha... got a ass on her like a $40 cow 'n' a tit - I'd like to see that thing filled full o' tequila. You know something? You can't beat that, can ya?
    • Alternate versions
      The 1973 UK cinema version featured the shorter 106 minute print and was cut by the BBFC for violence. Video releases featured the restored 116 minute print (known as the "Turner Preview Version") which contained the violence but lost 16 secs of BBFC cuts to a forwards horsefall and shots of cockfighting. DVD releases include both the Turner Preview print and the 2005 110 minute Special Edition, both of which suffer the cockfight/horsefall cuts.
    • Connections
      Edited into Go West, Young Man! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Knockin' On Heaven's Door
      Written by Bob Dylan
      Performed by Bob Dylan
      Soundtrack CD track 7, by Bob Dylan

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 23, 1973 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
    • Filming locations
      • Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $4,638,783 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,455
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 2m(122 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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