Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.659 |
Directed By
Tom Thurman
Crew
Tom Thurman
Lupita Peckinpah
Tom Marksbury
Tom Thurman
Jim Piston
Sean Anderson
Brad Riddell
Tim Busa
Christopher Black
Gordon T. Dawson
Donnie Fritts
Katherine Haber
Fern Lea Peter
James R. Silke
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Mike Brower
Frank Schaap
TOP CAST
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Narrator (voice)
R.G. Armstrong
Self
Stanley Booth
Self
Garth Craven
Self
Gordon T. Dawson
Self
Benicio del Toro
Self
Roger Ebert
Self
Donnie Fritts
Self
Chalo González
Self
Katherine Haber
Self
L.Q. Jones
Self
Michael Madsen
Self
Daniel Melnick
Self
Elvis Mitchell
Self
Lupita Peckinpah
Self
Matthew Peckinpah
Self
Fern Lea Peter
Self
Paul Schrader
Self
Paul Seydor
Self
James R. Silke
Self
Garner Simmons
Self
Harry Dean Stanton
Self
Stella Stevens
Self
David Thomson
Self
Billy Bob Thornton
Self
David Weddle
Self
Sam Peckinpah
Self (archive footage)
Joe Don Baker
Self (archive footage)
Ernest Borgnine
Self (archive footage)
James Coburn
Self (archive footage)
Mariette Hartley
Self (archive footage)
Charlton Heston
Self (archive footage)
William Holden
Self (archive footage)
Ben Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Brian Keith
Self (archive footage)
Ida Lupino
Self (archive footage)
Strother Martin
Self (archive footage)
Joel McCrea
Self (archive footage)
Steve McQueen
Self (archive footage)
Maureen O'Hara
Self (archive footage)
Warren Oates
Self (archive footage)
Slim Pickens
Self (archive footage)
Robert Preston
Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
Robert Ryan
Self (archive footage)
Randolph Scott
Self (archive footage)
Isela Vega
Self (archive footage)
David Warner
Self (archive footage)
Robert Webber
Self (archive footage)
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