The film shares elements with the original Chisum story, centering on William Bonney – also known as “Billy the Kid” (played by Paul Newman) who accepts a job from the respectable Tunstall (Colin Keith-Johnson) to move cattle to Lincoln for the army's provisions. The sheriff "Brady" (Robert Foulk) and his deputies have different intentions, however, resulting in the death of the unarmed Briton and the theft of his li…

A stripped-down depiction of Billy The Kid. Billy Bonney finds himself under the care of John Tunstall, a generous rancher, and begins to acquire some manners and schooling. However, Tunstall’s brutal murder leaves Bonney without the one person he admired, prompting him to seek retribution against those responsible for the killing and revealing a harsher aspect of his personality. This film marked director Arth…