---
title: 'Wild Bill (1995)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Hill'
released: '1995-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Western'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wild-bill-1995'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114938/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wild Bill (1995)

1995 · R · 94 min · Western, Action, History · United States


## Synopsis

Wild Bill is a 1995 American biographical Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok. The film was written and directed by Walter Hill, and based on the 1978 stage play Fathers and Sons by Thomas Babe and the 1986 novel Deadwood by Pete Dexter. It stars Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, and Diane Lane, and was released by United Artists on December 1, 1995. It was a box-office bomb, grossing $2.1 million on a budget of $30 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hill)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Van Dyke Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-dyke-parks)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lloyd Nicholas Ahern](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-nicholas-ahern)

## Cast

- [John Dennis Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dennis-johnston)
- [Steve Reevis](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-reevis) as He Who Whistles
- [Luana Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/luana-anders)
- [Peter Jason](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jason) as Dave McCandless
- [Keith Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-carradine) as Buffalo Bill
- [Janel Moloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/janel-moloney)
- [Bruce Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-dern) as Will Plummer
- [James Gammon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gammon) as California Joe Milner
- [Pato Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/pato-hoffmann) as Cheyenne Leader
- [Marjoe Gortner](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjoe-gortner) as Preacher
- [Christopher Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-doyle)
- [Anthony De Longis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-de-longis)
- [David Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-arquette) as Jack McCall
- [Lee de Broux](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-de-broux) as Carl Mann
- [Diane Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-lane) as Susannah Moore

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