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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) R | Biography, Drama, Western Theatrical Trailer

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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. The film is about an aging Pat Garrett (Coburn), hired as a lawman by a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid (Kristofferson).

Dylan composed the score and songs for the film, most prominently "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which were released on its soundtrack album the same year. It was filmed on location in Durango, Mexico,[3] and was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Film Music (Dylan) and Most Promising Newcomer (Kristofferson). It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of Best Original Score (Dylan).

The film was noted for behind-the-scenes battles between Peckinpah and the studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Soon after completion, the film was taken away from the director and substantially re-edited, resulting in a truncated version released to theaters and largely disowned by cast and crew members. Peckinpah's preview version[Note 1] was released on video in 1988, leading to a re-evaluation, with many critics hailing it as a mistreated classic and one of the era's best films. It is ranked 126th on Empire magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Written by Rudy Wurlitzer
Produced by Gordon Carroll
Starring
James Coburn
Kris Kristofferson
Bob Dylan
Jason Robards
Cinematography John Coquillon
Edited by
Roger Spottiswoode
Garth Craven
Robert L. Wolfe
Richard Halsey
David Berlatsky
Tony de Zarraga
Music by Bob Dylan
Production
company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
May 23, 1973
Running time 115 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $4.64 million
Box office $11 million[
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Garrett_and_Billy_the_Kid
Category
Kris Kristofferson
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