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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Slim Pickens and Bob Dylan.
Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico .
May 23, 1973 · A 1973 western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson as the legendary outlaws. The film explores their friendship, betrayal and final confrontation in New Mexico, with a soundtrack by Bob Dylan.
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- Biography, Drama, Western
- Sam Peckinpah
- 1973-05-23
Jun 1, 2024 · Pat Garrett was a Western U.S. lawman known as the man who killed Billy the Kid. Born in Alabama and reared in Louisiana, Garrett left home at about the age of 17 and headed for Texas and the life of a cowboy and buffalo hunter.
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A 1973 western by Sam Peckinpah, starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson as the legendary rivals. The film explores the themes of friendship, freedom, and history in three different versions, with a soundtrack by Bob Dylan.
- Pat Garrett
Oct 8, 2018 · Although he denied it at first, William Henry Roberts later claimed to be Billy the Kid, the same man allegedly shot down by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico Territory, around midnight on July 14, 1881.
Nov 13, 2009 · Learn how Pat Garrett shot and killed Billy the Kid, the notorious outlaw and gunfighter, at the Maxwell Ranch in New Mexico on July 14, 1881. Find out the background and details of their confrontation and the events that led to it.
