Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Born: February 21, 1925
Died: December 28, 1984
in Fresno, California, United States
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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 generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human society. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" owing to the violence in his films. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable, but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality.

Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug abuse, has often overshadowed his professional legacy. Many of his films were noted for behind-the-scenes battles with producers and crew members, damaging his reputation and career during his lifetime. Many of his films, such as Straw Dogs (1971), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), remain controversial.

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Movies for Sam Peckinpah...

Peckinpah Suite
Title: Peckinpah Suite
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 13, 2019
Type: Movie
The life and career of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah as told from his daughter's perspective. She travels to his final home to learn more about his life and work.
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Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
Title: Passion & Poetry: Sam's War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 6, 2011
Type: Movie
A documentary about Sam Peckinpah's Cross of Iron, shot in Yugoslavia in 1976.
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Filmmakers in Action
Title: Filmmakers in Action
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 15, 2006
Type: Movie
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in different countries? (Sequel to “Filmmakers vs. Tycoons.”)
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Edge of Outside
Title: Edge of Outside
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 11, 2006
Type: Movie
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
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Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Title: Sam Peckinpah: Portrait
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 1, 2006
Type: Movie
A portrait of director Sam Peckinpah focusing more on his personal life than his moviemaking - featuring lots of interviews, backstage footage and even some of his TV commercials and rock videos.
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A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country
Title: A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 10, 2006
Type: Movie
Sam Peckinpah's younger sister Fern Lea Peter recalls days from their childhood and details about the Peckinpah family. Footage of her interview is intercut with scenes from Peckinpah's movies and the landscape of the area of California where he grew up. Fern Lea draws parallels between members of the Peckinpah family and characters in Peckinpah's 1962 feature, "Ride the High Country."
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Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Title: Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Sam Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of filmmaking forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with sudios and producers, the story of Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat.
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Title: Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 25, 2004
Type: Movie
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
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Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Title: Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 22, 2004
Type: Movie
Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weekend".
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The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Title: The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Character: Self
Released: November 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Oscar nominated "Making of" documentary about Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch.
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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Title: Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 29, 1993
Type: Movie
This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.
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The Osterman Weekend
Title: The Osterman Weekend
Character: Maxwell Danforth's Aide (uncredited)
Released: October 14, 1983
Type: Movie
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security.
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A Tied Blasé
Title: A Tied Blasé
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1981
Type: Movie
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The Visitor
Title: The Visitor
Character: Dr. Sam Collins
Released: March 14, 1979
Type: Movie
An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child's plot to reproduce Satan's next generation of evil.
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China 9, Liberty 37
Title: China 9, Liberty 37
Character: Wilbur Olsen
Released: August 4, 1978
Type: Movie
Gunslinger Clayton Drumm is about to be hanged when he is given a chance to live if he will agree to murder Matthew (Oates), a miner who has steadfastly refused to sell his land to the railroad company. Matthew’s refusal is a major obstacle to the railroad’s plans for expansion.
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Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: News Crew Director (uncredited)
Released: June 27, 1978
Type: Movie
Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Title: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Character: Will (uncredited)
Released: May 23, 1973
Type: Movie
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
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Junior Bonner
Title: Junior Bonner
Character: Man in Palace Bar (uncredited)
Released: August 2, 1972
Type: Movie
With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father.
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On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Title: On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1971
Type: Movie
Profile of actor Dustin Hoffman on the set of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film STRAW DOGS.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Character: Charlie the Meter Reader
Released: February 5, 1956
Type: Movie
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Wichita
Title: Wichita
Character: Bank Teller (uncredited)
Released: July 3, 1955
Type: Movie
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter makes him a perfect candidate for Marshal, but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
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An Annapolis Story
Title: An Annapolis Story
Character: Pilot (uncredited)
Released: April 10, 1955
Type: Movie
Two brothers, both cadets at Annapolis, fall in love with the same girl.
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Dial Red O
Title: Dial Red O
Character: Cook in Diner (uncredited)
Released: March 13, 1955
Type: Movie
The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.