The Left Handed Gun

1958 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 4,814 VOTES · DIR. Arthur Penn

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,157 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:34 Come here.
00:04:26 Hey, Charley, did you notice the way he strapped his gun?
00:07:57 - It's Gitanos. - What?
00:11:04 Do you want a rider to come with you?
00:17:39 I'll be bringing in the herds.
00:21:47 - You can't. - I can.
00:24:26 You sat up there in the rocks and you murdered him.
00:29:14 Your arm.
00:32:26 - What? - Pain.
00:35:39 Look, Billy, you gotta keep down.
00:38:48 He tried to grab off the money.
00:43:12 Let me see.
00:46:03 United States eagle.
00:49:24 Amnesty.
00:54:00 Get up here.
00:59:36 Shirt half out.
01:03:40 No, we don't even get drunk.
01:07:01 I don't use a gun without a man drawing on me.
01:10:58 They come after it.
01:14:54 I feel my blood.
01:19:43 - Hill's widow? - I want that boy!
01:22:57 The guards may inspect it.
01:32:32 I write letters about you to the East, to Boston.
01:37:35 Celsa, you...?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,157
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:01:34
Final line01:37:35

Production Record

DirectorArthur Penn
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000
IMDb votes4,814