Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Fort Sumner Shootout and Knockin' on Heaven's Door | Warner Classics

While Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) and Alias (Bob Dylan) handle would be bounty-collectors at Old Fort Sumner, Pat Garrett (James Coburn) meets up with Sheriff Colin Baker to track down some of Billy's Gang. Watch the famous scene directed by Sam Peckinpah with Bob Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door which was composed for the film. Subscribe to Warner Classic:    / @warnerbrosclassics   About Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (Theatrical Release - May 23, 1973): Oscar-winner James Coburn portrays legendary outlaw Billy the Kid's childhood friend, Pat Garrett. Now a law-abiding sheriff, he arrests Billy for murder. Sentenced to hang, Billy escapes in a hail of gunfire forcing Pat to hunt him down. Directed by acclaimed action director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs) and starring Coburn (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven), with Kris Kristofferson (A Star is Born) as Billy the Kid, as well as Oscar-winner Jason Robards (Philadelphia, All the President's Men), Oscar-nominee Katy Jurado (High Noon) and Oscar-winner Chill Wills (The Alamo, Meet Me in St. Louis), Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, Kelly's Heroes), Slim Pickens (Dr. Strangelove) and music legend Bob Dylan (the film also features his classic hit, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid remains a landmark cinematic statement. #SamPeckinpah #BobDylan #Western #BillyTheKid