Gordon T. Dawson
Writer
Movies8
Movie7.6WesternAn aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
The Wild Bunch
1969 · 1.4K votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryTV MovieAn 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.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · 9 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryPortrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Sam Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of filmmaking forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with sudios and producers, the story of Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat.
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005 · 9 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryThis straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993 · 8 votes
MovieDocumentaryA documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 classic film The Getaway.
MovieDocumentaryA documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).
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A new documentary about Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia'.
Movie5.5DocumentaryA documentary crew returns to the shooting locations of Sam Peckinpah's legendary western to reflect on the film and the way it impacted their lives.