Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
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72% Critic Match

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Best of enemies. Deadliest of friends.

7.2 / 10 1973 1h 55mR English
WesternDramaHistory

Storyline

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.

Cast & Crew

James Coburn

James Coburn

Pat Garrett

Lead
Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Billy the Kid

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Sheriff Kip McKinney

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Mrs. Baker

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Lemuel

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Chisum

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Governor Wallace

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Alias

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Peckinpah's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker