Director: Arthur Penn

Writer: Leslie Stevens

From a play: The Death of Billy the Kid by Gore Vidal (claimed in credits)

Music: Alexander Courage

Producer: Fred Coe

Keywords: Western, Biography

Not based on a play by Gore Vidal, despite the claim.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James Best	Actor	26-Jul-1926	6-Apr-2015	Roscoe P. Coltrane on Dukes
Wally Brown	Actor	9-Oct-1904	13-Nov-1961	Zombies on Broadway
John Dehner	Actor	23-Nov-1915	4-Feb-1992	Carousel
Hurd Hatfield	Actor	7-Dec-1917	26-Dec-1998	The Picture of Dorian Gray
Paul Newman	Actor	26-Jan-1925	26-Sep-2008	Salad dressing magnate
Nestor Paiva	Actor	30-Jun-1905	9-Sep-1966	Tarantula
Denver Pyle	Actor	11-May-1920	25-Dec-1997	Jesse Duke on Dukes of Hazzard

CAST

Paul Newman	...   Billy the Kid
Also Starring
Lita Milan	...   Celsa
John Dehner	...   Pat Garrett
Hurd Hatfield	...   Moultrie
with
James Congdon	...   Charlie Boudre
James Best	...   Tom Folliard
Colin Keith-Johnston	...   Tunstall
John Dierkes	...   McSween
Bob Anderson	...   Hill
Wally Brown	...   Moon
Ainslie Pryor	...   Joe Grant
Martin Garralaga	...   Saval
Denver Pyle	...   Ollinger
Paul Smith	...   Bell
Nestor Paiva	...   Maxwell
Jo Summers	...   Mrs. Garrett
Robert Foulk	...   Brady
Anne Barton	...   Mrs. Hill

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