SAM PECKINPAH
DIRECTING
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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.
The Wild Bunch 1969
Straw Dogs 1971
Cross of Iron 1977
The Getaway 1972
Junior Bonner 1972
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
The Killer Elite 1975
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974
The Osterman Weekend 1983
Convoy 1978
Ride the High Country 1962
Major Dundee 1965
The Deadly Companions 1961
Route 66 1960
The Westerner 1960
Gunsmoke 1955
Broken Arrow 1956
The Rifleman 1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956