1978
Search results
David Samuel Peckinpah ( / ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː /; [1] February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute 's top 100 list. His films employed a visually innovative and explicit ...
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984) Sam Peckinpah. "If they move", commands stern-eyed William Holden, "kill 'em". So begins The Wild Bunch (1969), Sam Peckinpah's bloody, high-body-count eulogy to the mythologized Old West. "Pouring new wine into the bottle of the Western, Peckinpah explodes the bottle", observed critic Pauline Kael.
Feb 10, 2024 · Sam Peckinpah, active in the 1960s and '70s, was a tough-as-nails director famous for his action movies and brutal Westerns.His most well-known works are the thriller Straw Dogs starring Dustin ...
1970 2h 1m R. 7.2 (11K) Rate. A hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert. Director Sam Peckinpah Stars Jason Robards Stella Stevens David Warner. Sam follows up the violence of The Wild Bunch with a more gentle western. 9. Straw Dogs.
Jun 6, 2024 · Sam Peckinpah (born February 21, 1925, Fresno, California, U.S.—died December 28, 1984, Inglewood, California) was an American motion-picture director and screenwriter who was known for ultraviolent but often lyrical films that explored issues of morality and identity.
Sam Peckinpah. Writer: The Wild Bunch. "If they move", commands stern-eyed William Holden, "kill 'em". So begins The Wild Bunch (1969), Sam Peckinpah's bloody, high-body-count eulogy to the mythologized Old West. "Pouring new wine into the bottle of the Western, Peckinpah explodes the bottle", observed critic Pauline Kael. That exploding bottle also christened the director with the nickname that would forever define his films and reputation: "Bloody Sam". David Samuel Peckinpah...
Apr 1, 2016 · At the heart of Sam Peckinpah’s violence is the anxiety of being strapped to a lit fuse: the person you love most is the most likely person to strike you down. Peckinpah was a deeply introspective man who, for better and for worse, fought with his demons on screen. In interviews, he invokes catharsis as an explanation for the violence in his ...
