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Jul 8, 2014 · Warner Bros. 290K subscribers. Subscribed. 907. 159K views 9 years ago. The master of the American western, Sam Peckinpah, directs a stellar cast in The Wild Bunch, a controversial film that...
Sep 29, 2002 · It is that the mantle of violence is passing from the old professionals like Pike and his bunch, who operate according to a code, into the hands of a new generation that learns to kill more impersonally, as a game, or with machines. The movie takes place in 1913, on the eve of World War I.
Rated: A+ • Aug 24, 2022. Rated: 4/4 • Feb 23, 2022. In this gritty Western classic, aging outlaw Pike Bishop (William Holden) prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang ...
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Brief Synopsis. A group of aging cowboys look for one last score in a corrupt border town. Cast & Crew. Read More. Sam Peckinpah. Director. William Holden. Pike Bishop. Ernest Borgnine. Dutch Engstrom. Robert Ryan. Deke Thornton. Edmond O'brien. Sykes. Warren Oates. Lyle Gorch. Photos & Videos. View All. 4 Photos. Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre.
The Wild Bunch. Roger Ebert August 03, 1969. Tweet. May contain spoilers. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The kids in my neighborhood are still engaged in the same argument that I fought, summer after summer, when I was their age: "You're dead!" "No I'm not! You're dead!" "But I shot you first . . ." Et cetera.
A gang of aging outlaws led by Pike Bishop, who are one steal from retirement, ride into the town of Starbuck Texas dressed as Union soldiers, to rob a local railway office where a posse of bounty-hunting gunmen await. On the other side of the line, Pat Harrigan wants Pike and his men dead to make his railroad safe.
Apr 5, 2024 · The Wild Bunch, American western film, released in 1969, that is a classic of the genre and widely considered Sam Peckinpah ’s finest movie. Although the film’s graphic violence caused much controversy at the time of its release, the climactic shoot-out is arguably the best-directed and best-choreographed action sequence in the history of cinema.
