Maverick Writer and Director Walter Hill's version of the famous Wild Bill Hickok legend is a dreamscape western that is told entirely in flashback. Hickok's friend Charley Prince (Sir John Hurt ...
Wild Bill Hickok has faced many challenges on his quest to redeem himself from a colorful past as an outlaw and gunslinger. He settles as a lawman in a small town, trying to enjoy a much quieter life.
Wild Bill Hickok was just 39 when he was killed. His legend, however, lived long after his death, and he has been revered as a gunslinging hero of the Wild West ever since. Wild Bill Hickok.
The first recorded quick-draw duel took place in Springfield between “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt in 1865. It may have been Hickok’s first such duel, but it was not his last.