Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Criterion Collection)

Sam Peckinpah's brutal, mythic western saga focuses on the pursuit of outlaw Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) by friend-turned-lawman Pat Garrett (James Coburn) in 1880s New Mexico. After escaping his former pal’s custody--and the hangman’s gallows--Billy joins back up with his old gang while Garrett is hired by a corrupt group of land speculators to bring him down once and for all. With Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, and Bob Dylan (who also wrote the music). Theatrical cut; 106 min./Final preview cut; 122 min./50th anniversary version; 117 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; interviews; featurette; essay; theatrical trailer; TV spots. Two-disc set.