Wild Bill (1995)

Directed by

Walter Hill

Genre

action film, Western film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 181 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging Wild Bill Hickok confronts his own mortality and declining reputation in the lawless West. The film follows his final days as he reflects on his violent past and tangled relationships.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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