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The Wild Bunch

Directed by Sam Peckinpah
1969•2h 25m•R•★ 7.7
Action / Adventure / Western

Synopsis

An aging gang of outlaws on the Texas-Mexico border in 1913 plots one final score against a corrupt Mexican general as the modern world and railroad bounty hunters close in. Sam Peckinpah's operatic, blood-drenched elegy to the myth of the Old West.

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Cast & Crew

DirectorSam Peckinpah
WriterWalon GreenSam Peckinpah
CinematographyLucien Ballard
MusicJerry Fielding
Principal Cast
William Holden
William HoldenPike Bishop
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest BorgnineDutch Engstrom
Robert Ryan
Robert RyanDeke Thornton
Jaime Sánchez
Jaime SánchezAngel
Warren Oates
Warren OatesLyle Gorch
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'BrienFreddie Sykes
Ben Johnson
Ben JohnsonTector Gorch
Albert Dekker
Albert DekkerPat Harrigan

Technical Specifications

Runtime2h 25m (145 mins)

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DirectorSam Peckinpah
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, German
CountryUS
StudioPhil Feldman Productions • Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
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