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Billy Two Hats

1974Movie1 h 39 minPG

56

DecentGoodWatch score

56

DecentGoodWatch score

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Summary

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.

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Friends night
Teens
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Makes you care deeply.
Breaks your heart.
Pulls you in.

Not for laughs or scares.

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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 56
IMDb6.3
Audience score47%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for westerns, −8 min on the typical 107
typical 10799
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1974
March 7, 1974
52 years ago
Genre
Western
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Directing · 4
Ted Kotcheff Director
Phyllis Crocker Continuity
Howard Grigsby Assistant Director
Paul Ibbetson First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Alan Sharp Writer
Production · 7
Norman Jewison Producer
Patrick J. Palmer Producer
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Mati Raz Unit Manager
Mitchell Lifton Associate Producer
Brian Burgess Production Manager
Camera · 2
Brian West Director of Photography
David Cadwallader Key Grip
Editing · 2
Thom Noble Editor
Pepita Fairfax Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
John Scott Original Music Composer
Brian Sinclair Sound Effects Editor
Brian Blamey ADR Editor
Brian Simmons Sound Mixer
John Hayward Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gordon K. McCallum Sound Mixer
Art · 2
Anthony Pratt Production Design
Sam Gordon Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Wally Schneiderman Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
Len Crowe Gaffer
Other crew · 3
Vic Armstrong Stunts
Quinn Donoghue Unit Publicist
Les Hillman Special Effects

Tropes

Debt DetesterRare · in 13 titlesDiscussed. When Gifford tries to make sense of why Deans would come out of his way to rescue Billy, Copeland suggests Deans owed the young half-Kiowa a favor and didn't want to remain beholden.Evil Cannot Comprehend Goodin 815 titlesGifford assumes Deans won't come rescue Billy because there's no honor among thieves and is utterly confused after he's proven wrong.All 20 tropes

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