Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Nan
1h 23m
2004
7.8 /10 (8)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2004-07-25

Top Billed 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

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