“Wild Bill” ( born Wild Bill ) is an American film based on Peter Dexter’s novel “Deadwood” and the play “Fathers and Sons” by Thomas Babe.
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| Genre | action movie film biography Western |
| Producer | Walter hill |
| Producer | Lily Feeney Zanuk Richard D. Zanuk |
| Author script | Peter Dextre (novel) Thomas Babe (play) Walter hill |
| In the main cast | Jeff bridges Ellen barkin John hurt Diane lane |
| Operator | Lloyd ahern |
| Composer | Van dyke parks |
| Film company | United artists The Zanuck Company |
| Duration | 98 min. |
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| Year | 1995 |
| IMDb | ID 0114938 |
Story
The famous gunfighter of the Wild West , nicknamed Wild Bill, is haunted by the ghosts of the past, he is blind and addicted to opium . Jack McCall decided to take revenge on him for his mother’s broken life and went hunting. In a series of flashbacks appears the story of Bill and Jack's mother, inexorably bringing up the meeting of Bill with death.
Cast
- Jeff Bridges - James Butler Hickock / Wild Bill
- Ellen Barkin - Catastrophe Jane
- John Hurt - Charlie Prince
- Diane Lane - Susanna Moore
- Keith Carradine - Buffalo Bill Cody
- David Arquette - Jack McCall
- Christina Applegate - Larlin Newcomb
- Bruce Dern - Will Plummer
- James Gammon - California Joe
- James Remar - Donnie Lonnigan
Interesting Facts
- In 2004, the role of Wild Bill in the television series "Deadwood" went to Kit Carradine.
See also
- James Butler Hickok
- Girls from the Wild West (film)
Links
- "Wild Bill" (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- "Wild Bill" (English) on the site Rotten Tomatoes
- Wild Bill (eng.) On the site allmovie
- “Wild Bill” (eng.) On Box Office Mojo