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title: 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Peckinpah'
released: '1973-05-23'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/pat-garrett-and-billy-the-kid-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070518/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)

1973 · 122 min · History, Western · United States


## Synopsis

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).

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards), [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson), [Rudy Wurlitzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudy-wurlitzer), [Bob Dylan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-dylan), [James Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-coburn), [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)
- **Director:** [Sam Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-peckinpah)
- **Screenplay:** [Rudy Wurlitzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudy-wurlitzer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bob Dylan](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-dylan)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Coquillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-coquillon)

## Cast

- [Matt Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-clark)
- [Rita Coolidge](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-coolidge)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [R. G. Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-g-armstrong) as Bob Olinger
- [Barry Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sullivan) as John Chisum
- [Jason Robards](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-robards) as Lew Wallace
- [Charles Martin Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-martin-smith) as Charlie Bowdre
- [John Davis Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-davis-chandler)
- [L. Q. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/l-q-jones)
- [Katy Jurado](https://cinepixo.com/people/katy-jurado)
- [Chill Wills](https://cinepixo.com/people/chill-wills)
- [Richard Bright](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bright)
- [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson) as Billy the Kid
- [Aurora Clavel](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurora-clavel)
- [Sam Peckinpah](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-peckinpah)

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