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The Left-Handed Gun
UNITED STATES · 1958

The Left-Handed Gun

Arthur Penn
revenge corruption outlaw justice territorial conflict betrayal
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Synopsis

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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