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Arthur Penn directed this quirky look at the legend of Billy the Kid (Paul Newman), which follows the outlaw from his days in the Lincoln County cattle wars through to his murder.
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The Left Handed Gun (1958)
102 min
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.