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Sam Peckinpah

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Sam Peckinpah

Born February 21, 1925 in Fresno, California, United StatesDied December 28, 198418 films

David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker.

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The Wild Bunch posterFirst watchThe Wild Bunch19697.6An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.View film

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Straw Dogs poster7.2Straw Dogs1971The Getaway poster7.2The Getaway1972Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster7.2Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973Cross of Iron poster7.1Cross of Iron1977Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia poster7.1Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia1974Ride the High Country poster7.1Ride the High Country1962Convoy poster6.3Convoy1978The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster7.0The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970

Filmography

18 films as director
  1. 1983The Osterman WeekendDirector
  2. 1978ConvoyDirector
  3. 1977Cross of IronDirector
  4. 1975The Killer EliteDirector
  5. 1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaDirector
  6. 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidDirector
  7. 1972The GetawayDirector
  8. 1972Junior BonnerDirector
  9. 1971Straw DogsDirector
  10. 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueDirector
  11. 1969The Wild BunchDirector
  12. 1966Noon WineDirector
  13. 1965Major DundeeDirector
  14. 1963The LosersDirector
  15. 1962Ride the High CountryDirector
  16. 1961The Deadly CompanionsDirector
  17. 1958Tom Tit TotDirector
  18. 1952Portrait of a MadonnaDirector