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Sam Peckinpah
Director

Sam Peckinpah

Country USA
Born February 21, 1925
Died December 28, 1984
Defining Films
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
1962
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
1971
The Getaway
The Getaway
1972
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
1977
Filmography (32)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
1962
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
1971
The Getaway
The Getaway
1972
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron
1977
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch
1969
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (BBC documentary, ) Dir: Paul Joyce
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (BBC documentary, ) Dir: Paul Joyce
1992
The Osterman Weekend (Twentieth Century-Fox
The Osterman Weekend (Twentieth Century-Fox
1983
Convoy (United Artists/E.M.I.
Convoy (United Artists/E.M.I.
1978
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (Short Documentary, ) Dir: Paul Seydor
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (Short Documentary, ) Dir: Paul Seydor
1977
Cross of Iron (E.M.I.
Cross of Iron (E.M.I.
1977
The Killer Elite (United Artists
The Killer Elite (United Artists
1975
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (United Artists
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (United Artists
1974
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1973
The Getaway (First Artists
The Getaway (First Artists
1972
Junior Bonner (ABC Pictures
Junior Bonner (ABC Pictures
1972
Straw Dogs (ABC Pictures
Straw Dogs (ABC Pictures
1971
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (Warner Brothers
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (Warner Brothers
1970
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1967
Noon Wine (television special for the ABC, ) (Director and Scriptwriter
Noon Wine (television special for the ABC, ) (Director and Scriptwriter
1967
“That Lady is My Wife” (episode for Bob Hope’s Chrysler Theatre , ) (Director
“That Lady is My Wife” (episode for Bob Hope’s Chrysler Theatre , ) (Director
1967
Major Dundee (Columbia Pictures
Major Dundee (Columbia Pictures
1965
Ride the High Country (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ) (released in Europe in as Guns in the Afternoon
Ride the High Country (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ) (released in Europe in as Guns in the Afternoon
1962
“Pericles on 31 st Street (Co-scriptwriter, Producer and Director) and “The Losers” (Co-scriptwriter, Co-producer and Director) (episodes of Dick Powell Theatre
“Pericles on 31 st Street (Co-scriptwriter, Producer and Director) and “The Losers” (Co-scriptwriter, Co-producer and Director) (episodes of Dick Powell Theatre
1962
The Deadly Companions (Pathe-American
The Deadly Companions (Pathe-American
1961
“Klondike Pilot” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) “Swoger’s Mules” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) (episodes of Klondike
“Klondike Pilot” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) “Swoger’s Mules” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) (episodes of Klondike
1960
“Miss Jenny” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) “Lonesome Road” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) (episodes of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre
“Miss Jenny” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) “Lonesome Road” (Co-scriptwriter and Director) (episodes of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre
1959
Gunsmoke (Wrote 10 adaptations from radio scripts of the show and 2 original scripts. The original scripts were never produced but one became a pilot for Four Star Productions’ The Rifleman . -56
Gunsmoke (Wrote 10 adaptations from radio scripts of the show and 2 original scripts. The original scripts were never produced but one became a pilot for Four Star Productions’ The Rifleman . -56
1955
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