VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Tobias Burrows It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Kieran Whelan Old Scottish bank robber and young 'half breed' accomplice on the run after the former mistakenly killed (only meant to wound) person during the bank robbery. Determined and ornery lawman goes after them with the help of a friend. Older bank robber is injured when the friend takes a very long range shot at him with his Sharps 'buffalo' rifle (also see 'Valdez is Coming' for more Sharps action).Anyway the other reviews do a good job summarising the rest of the film. Highlights for me: - Peck's Scottish accent is quite good, no surprise as he was brought up by his grandmother who was Scottish. - long range Sharps action - lawman treating his friend poorly, his friend can't believe it... - lawman tussling with some unsaid contradictions he has to consider - Indian is a good guy (pity he was not played by a first nation actor still it was 1974).Do watch it and reflect on some of the odd moments and interactions.

Tim Kidner I saw this film on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).It seems others have made a virtue out of this film's odd credentials and quite possibly used these against the film itself. On the face of it and if you didn't know (most folks won't, or care) then this is a decent western, with a Sam Peckinpah sense of gritty realism and dynamism.The story follows a familiar one; an aged Scottish Gregory Peck and a young half-caste youth become fugitives - then friends - after a bungled bank robbery. They are pursued by racist and violent sheriff Jack Warden who hounds the pair, right to the bloody finale. There's good action and the unusual Israeli scenery actually adds a bit of variety to the surroundings.The interestingly titled Billy 'Two Hats' is given an unusually sympathetic and approachable role, especially considering the western genre's tendency to the opposite toward native American characters. This again, adds to the flavour of the film, giving it a nuance that marks it apart from dozens of others.I'd not heard of 'Billy Two Hats'; its title got me interested in the TV listings and found it well worth the time and effort but not quite enough to buy it on DVD.

Jay Harris Billy Two Hats was not a major film when it was released in 1974. In fact it had hardly any release at all.It was produced by Norman Jewison, directed by Ted Kotchoff, written by Alan Sharp. (all TOP names in film & television) & stars Gregory Peck with a Scot brogue & full beard. He is great as usual.The cast is small but all are first rateOne wonders what the problem was.Simple. it is an Art house western that was improperly released. It also has the distinction of being made in the Negrev desert in Isreal. (It looked like the American Southwest to me).It co-stars Desi Arnaz Jr.( Lucille Ball's son_). They tried to make a movie star out of him, He was not too bad in fact he was quite good.Peck & Arnaz are outlaws on the run,being pursued by nasty MarshalL expertly portrayed by Jack Warden. This is a first rate production all the way.This is a very good but minor western that deserved a better fate. I saw it on the Western Television cable channel & am glad I did.I think you all will enjoy it as well. Ratings: *** (out of 4) 87 points (out of 100) IMDb 8 (out of 10)

gaby01575 I haven't seen this movie since I saw it in its initial release where it was playing to a nearly empty theater. It was shot in widescreen, the format appropriate to the genre and the movie would undoubtedly suffer if seen on TV. Granted that the foreign location gave it an odd quality but the desert vistas are no less magnificent. I'm not a particular fan of the western film genre but this one seems to have clung to my memory. Peck's Scottish burr seems forced at times but it does not detract from what is essentially a visually compelling entertainment. If it becomes available in DVD(widescreen) format, I'll certainly buy a copy.