The Getaway
A gritty, tense crime thriller with brutal violence and a cynical edge, following a desperate couple on the run.
Same director: Sam Peckinpah · Tense, cynical · about loyalty and betrayal
The Wild Bunch
A brutal, elegiac Western that feels like a slow, bloody sunset on a vanishing way of life.
About 1969 film by Sam Peckinpah
Genres Western, heist, vigilante
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Written by Sam Peckinpah, Walon Green
Starring Ernest Borgnine, William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson, Robert Ryan, Emilio Fernández, Warren Oates, Bo Hopkins
Music Jerry Fielding
Runtime 145 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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