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Billy Two Hats

Billy Two Hats

Western · 1974

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.

Movie details

Billy Two Hats

“Against the Law...Against the Odds...Against the Land Itself”

1974 Western 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ted Kotcheff

Written by

Alan Sharp

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Arch Deans

Desi Arnaz Jr.

Desi Arnaz Jr.

Billy Two Hats

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

Sheriff Henry Gifford

David Huddleston

David Huddleston

Copeland

Sian Barbara Allen

Sian Barbara Allen

Esther Spencer

J

John Pearce

Spencer

D

Dawn Little Sky

Copeland's Squaw

Court is in session

Put Billy Two Hats on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.