Wild Bill is a movie directed by Walter Hill in 1995 and based on the book Deadwood by Pete Dexter, first published in 1986. The movie features Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, Keith Carradine, David Arquette, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
At Wild Bill Hickok’s funeral, his friend Charley Prince explains his final days in Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Calamity Jane mourns him especially.Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1986
Pages
384
Book Rate
8.00
S: Goodreads
Book
Deadwood
Author: Pete Dexter
Country: USA
First published in: 1986
Length: 384 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.”
ARTHUR SLADE (Writer)
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