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Sam Peckinpah was an American film director known for making influential movies during the 1960s and 1970s. He is remembered as an important figure in cinema history for his distinctive directorial style and contributions to film.
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- 1925-02-21
- Died
- 1984-12-28
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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…
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- Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas — Self (archive footage)2025
- Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut — Self2022
- Filmmakers in Action — Self (archive footage)2006
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)2004
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood — Self2003
- The Osterman Weekend — Maxwell Danforth's Aide (uncredited)1983
- A Tied Blasé — Self1981
- The Visitor — Dr. Sam Collins1979
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David Samuel Peckinpah (/ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː/; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for his revisionist approach to the Western genre, employing a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence. His 1969 film The Wild Bunch received two Academy Award nominations and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute's Top 100 list.
His other notable films included Ride the High Country (1962), Major Dundee (1965), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), Straw Dogs (1971), The Getaway (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), Cross of Iron (1977), and Convoy (1978). Peckinpah was also known for his contributions to the television series The Rifleman (1958–63) and The Westerner (1960).
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