
Chato's Land(1972)
In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.


“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.

Paul Newman
Billy The Kid

Lita Milan
Celsa

John Dehner
Pat Garrett

Hurd Hatfield
Moultrie

James Congdon
Charlie Boudre

James Best
Tom Folliard

Colin Keith-Johnston
Tunstall

John Dierkes
McSween

Robert Anderson
Hill

Wally Brown
Deputy Moon
The Left Handed Gun is a western film released in 1958 exploring themes of revenge, cattleman, gun fight, pat garrett, corrupt sheriff, cowboys and outlaws. Directed by Arthur Penn, it stars Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner. 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.
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