# Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

> A mournful revisionist western follows a former outlaw turned sheriff as he hunts his old companion through a frontier being remade by cattle power and institutional law.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6544

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Western, Drama, History
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Cast: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Bob Dylan
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070518/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: elegiac, melancholic, bleak, classic western night, cinephile deep dive

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