The Left Handed Gun

Name: The Left Handed Gun
Genre: Western
Released: 1958-04-30
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon

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)

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Release date

1958-04-30

Country

United States

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Haroll Productions

Genre

Western

Budget

$700 000

Revenue

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Director

Arthur Penn

Actors

Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best, Colin Keith-Johnston, John Dierkes, Robert Anderson, Wally Brown
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Scenario

Producer

Fred Coe

Operator

J. Peverell Marley

Composer

Alexander Courage

Artist

Audition

Editing

Folmar Blangsted
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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 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.