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Based on Jim Thompson's novel, The Getaway finds director Sam Peckinpah, and king of cool actor Steve McQueen, turning to hard grit drama after the sedate splendour of Junior Bonner earlier in the year.
By Sven Mikulec Sam Peckinpah's action-packed crime thriller The Getaway was a huge hit. It was just what the director needed at the beginning of the seventies—a box office champion. Things, however, hardly went smooth in the creation of this classic. The controversy stemmed not only from Peckinpah's alcohol abuse that led him
Sep 10, 2012 · Survival, purification, and the attainment of grace are achieved only by an extreme commitment to the Peckinpah existential ideal of action - a man is what he does. Peckinpah's own control of the ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films ...
Sam Peckinpah, American motion-picture director and screenwriter who was known for ultraviolent but often lyrical films that explored issues of morality and identity. His movies included The Wild Bunch, The Battle of Cable Hogue, Straw Dogs, Junior Bonner, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Zero Sam Peckinpah movie won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 0.00% of his movies. An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 8 Sam Peckinpah movies scored higher that average….or 53.33 of his movies. The Wild Bunch (1969) got the the highest UMR Score while The Osterman Weekend (1983) got the lowest UMR Score.
Director Sam Peckinpah Stars Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino. 6. The Ballad of Cable Hogue. 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. 7.
