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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

25 July 2004

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Self - Narrator (voice)

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Self

Stanley Booth

Stanley Booth

Self

Garth Craven

Garth Craven

Self

Gordon T. Dawson

Gordon T. Dawson

Self

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Self

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Self

Donnie Fritts

Donnie Fritts

Self

Chalo González

Chalo González

Self

Katherine Haber

Katherine Haber

Self

L.Q. Jones

L.Q. Jones

Self

Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

Self

Daniel Melnick

Daniel Melnick

Self

Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell

Self

Lupita Peckinpah

Lupita Peckinpah

Self

Matthew Peckinpah

Matthew Peckinpah

Self

Fern Lea Peter

Fern Lea Peter

Self

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

Self

Paul Seydor

Paul Seydor

Self

James R. Silke

James R. Silke

Self

Garner Simmons

Garner Simmons

Self

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Self

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Self

David Thomson

David Thomson

Self

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Self

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.

Robert J. Visciglia Sr.

Self

David Weddle

David Weddle

Self

Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Self (archive footage)

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Self (archive footage)

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Self (archive footage)

James Coburn

James Coburn

Self (archive footage)

Mariette Hartley

Mariette Hartley

Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Self (archive footage)

William Holden

William Holden

Self (archive footage)

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Self (archive footage)

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Self (archive footage)

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Self (archive footage)

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Self (archive footage)

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Self (archive footage)

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Self (archive footage)

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Self (archive footage)

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Self (archive footage)

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Self (archive footage)

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Self (archive footage)

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Self (archive footage)

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Self (archive footage)

Isela Vega

Isela Vega

Self (archive footage)

David Warner

David Warner

Self (archive footage)

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Self (archive footage)

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Self (archive footage)

Gig Young

Gig Young

Self (archive footage)

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