The Left-Handed Gun

Name: The Left-Handed Gun
Released: 1958

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.

Year1958

CountryUnited States

DirectorArthur Penn

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