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5.7/10 • 40

1974-03-071h 39m

Western

Against the Law...Against the Odds...Against the Land Itself

After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half-breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship, but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.

Directors
Ted Kotcheff
Writters
Alan Sharp
Editors
Thom Noble

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  1. Gregory Peck

    Gregory Peck

    Arch Deans

  2. Desi Arnaz Jr.

    Desi Arnaz Jr.

    Billy Two Hats

  3. Jack Warden

    Jack Warden

    Sheriff Henry Gifford

  4. David Huddleston

    David Huddleston

    Copeland

  5. Sian Barbara Allen

    Sian Barbara Allen

    Esther Spencer

  6. John Pearce

    John Pearce

    Spencer

  7. Dawn Little Sky

    Dawn Little Sky

    Copeland's Squaw

  8. Vincent St. Cyr

    Vincent St. Cyr

    Indian Leader

  9. Henry Medicine Hat

    Henry Medicine Hat

    Indian

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John Chard

Dec 19, 2013

5/10

The Outlaw and The Breed. Billy Two Hats is directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Alan Sharp. It stars Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Junior, Jack Warden, David Huddleston and Sian Barbara. Music is by John Scott and cinematography by Brian West. Interesting. Peck plays a grizzled Scottish outlaw and Arnaz Jr. the half-breed Indian of film’s title. They rob banks and have a sort of father and son relationship as they try to escape from vengeful racist Sheriff Gifford (Warden). So in essence it’s a buddy Western, albeit one that’s a bit off-beat and has grand ideas to be a religio parable of sorts. Unfortunately away from the unusual casting decisions which happen to entertain, it’s immeasurably dull on narrative terms and blandly photographed (in Israel) into the bargain. It’s not hard to see why it flopped upon release to theatres. The sporadic action passages are adequately performed, and the intentional humour hits the required mark, but by the time the boorish inter-racial relationship comes to the fore, you may find it hard to stay awake. 5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
kiowasan carlos reservation