Billy the Kid (1989)

Directed by

William A. Graham

Genre

history, western, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV movie follows the outlaw Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War. It shows his confrontations with lawman Pat Garrett and Governor Lew Wallace.

westernhistoricalactiontensedramaticgrittyfast-pacedearnest

What happens

Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid, also entitled as Billy the Kid, is a 1989 American western genre western television film depicting the events surrounding the famed gunman/outlaw Billy the Kid during his participation in the Lincoln County War. It aired on TNT cable channel on May 10, 1989. Written by Gore Vidal and directed by William A. Graham, with Val Kilmer starring in the lead role of William Bonney a.k.a. Billy the Kid, and with a supporting cast including Duncan Regehr as Pat Garrett, Wilford Brimley as Lew Wallace, Julie Carmen, John O'Hurley, and Ned Vaughn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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