The Ballad of Billy the Kid

The Ballad of Billy the Kid – International title

A 2013 French, Spanish co-production [Odeon (Paris), Cie (Madrid)]

Producer: Jean-Baptiste Nicolas

Director: Rodolphe Pauly

Story: Rodolphe Pauly

Screenplay: Rodolphe Pauly

Cinematography: Maurizio Lorenzetti [Kodak Ektachrome color]

Music: Yarol Poupaud (Stanislas Poupaud)

Song: “The Ballad of Billy the Kid” sung by R. Pauly (Rodolphe Pauly)

Running time: 22 minutes

Cast:

Billy the Kid – Rodolphe Pauly

Maria – Vahina Giocante

Pat Garrett – Damien Bonnard

Sheriff Brady – Clément Thomas

Bounty hunter in saloon – Laurence Burton

Charley – Laurent Pons

Thomas – Arthur Mazet

Jack – Philippe Pasquini

Billy as a child – Maxime Ribeiro

Tunstale – Jesus Laguna

Sally Marie – Amelie Seigner

Pedro the barman – Baptiste Lorber

Lincoln barman – Antonio Guerrero

Banjo player – Bastien Faure

Mexicans – Nicolas Ullmann, Yannig Samot

Brady’s deputy – Jose Antonio Rodriguez

Diamond Joe – Jesus Lopez (Jesus Lopez Jr.)

Billy’s friend – Javier Jimenez Aranda

Church drunk – Rafael Aparicio (Rafael García)

Client – Jose Antonio Aroyo

Bounty hunter – Domingo Beltran Sanchez

Blacksmith – Jack Le Belge

Gravedigger – Ricardo Contreras

Priest – Jean-Louis Nicolas

Hooker – Placido Serena

Prostitute – Lidia

Bastard #2 – Jose Nova Ariellano

Stagecoach driver – Jose Hita (José Almería)

Cowboy – Ricardo Cruz (Ricardo Moral)

Saloon patrons – Yvon Bernard, Guillaume Delauney, Fabian Chombert, Scott Rider (Lionel Bouvard), Cosmo Peron, Alexis Wawerka, Mister Ran, Charles Mercier, Loris Lamuniere, Jean-Baptiste Nicolas

Stunts Franck Lopez, Javier-Jimenez Aranda

At the end of the 19th century, Billy the Kid rides through the American West to his tragic and heroic destiny. Despite the love of Maria and his aspiration to be a good farmer, the betrayal of his friend Pat Garrett, he decides to continue his quest: to avenge the death of his father.

Vimeo film link:  https://vimeo.com/104912802