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The Left Handed Gun

I don't run. I don't hide. I go where I want. I do what I want.

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.

19581h 42mNRWestern

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About The Left Handed Gun

Directors
Arthur Penn
Cast
Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best
Genres
Western
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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