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Billy the Kid
UNITED STATES · 1930

Billy the Kid

King Vidor
outlaw justice friendship vs duty frontier violence escape and pursuit moral ambiguity
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Synopsis

Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.

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