Heaven's Gate
1980
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Dec 29, 1984 · Sam Peckinpah, the director known for his graphic depictions of violence in such films as "The Wild Bunch," "Straw Dogs" and "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia," died yesterday of...
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.
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- David Samuel Peckinpah, February 21, 1925, Fresno, California, U.S.
- 1957–1984
Mar 30, 2016 · It’s not cinema! It’s pure wasted insanity!” That reaction-card from the Kansas City sneak preview of The Wild Bunch on May Day 1969 offered a foretaste of the controversy that would engulf Sam...
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.
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- Fresno, California, USA
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- Inglewood, California, USA
Overview. Born. February 21, 1925 · Fresno, California, USA. Died. December 28, 1984 · Inglewood, California, USA (heart failure) Birth name. David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr. Nicknames. Bloody Sam. Mad Sam. Peck. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. "If they move", commands stern-eyed William Holden, "kill 'em".
- February 21, 1925
- December 28, 1984
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama Island -- Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch," which is possibly the most violent film ever made, stirred up a bitter controversy here.
Apr 1, 2016 · His best films are built around harsh and disorienting cuts; the impact of violence built through contrast, especially through the manipulation of temporality with slow motion. In the time it takes for a body to fall to the ground, bullets fly, people die, and an entire scene unfolds.
