"In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people."

1974

1h 34m

7.5(1250 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Martin Sheen

Kit Carruthers

Acting

Sissy Spacek

Holly Sargis

Acting

Warren Oates

Holly's Father

Acting

Ramon Bieri

Cato

Acting

Alan Vint

Deputy

Acting

Gary Littlejohn

Sheriff

Acting

John Carter

Rich Man

Acting

Bryan Montgomery

Boy

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Gail Threlkeld

Girl

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Acting

Charles Fitzpatrick

Clerk

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John Womack Jr.

Trooper

Acting

Howard Ragsdale

Boss

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Costume & Make-Up

Dona Baldwin

Maid

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Acting

Ben Bravo

Gas Attendant

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Directing

Terrence Malick

Caller at Rich Man's House (uncredited)

Acting

Li Baolong

Chinese Kid (uncredited)

Acting

Charlie Sheen

Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

Acting

Emilio Estevez

Boy Under Lamppost (uncredited)

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