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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.
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.
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...
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.
Peckinpah has marshaled an army of stuntmen and special effects men for his battle scenes and for a tremendous scene of the destruction of a bridge. And the final bloodbath is the most effectively photographed battle since Orson Welles ' "Fallstaff."
David Samuel Peckinpah was born and grew up in Fresno, California, when it was still a sleepy town. Young Sam was a loner. The child's greatest influence was grandfather Denver Church, a judge, congressman and one of the best shots in the Sierra Nevadas.
Mar 31, 2016 · With just fourteen theatrical feature films to his name, eight of which, including most of his touchpoints, came during the seven years 1969-1975, Peckinpah burned brightly and briefly and...
