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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Sam Peckinpah |
| Stars: |
William Holden |
| Actors: |
Ben Johnson |
| Genre: |
Westerns |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Vengeance · Violence · Classic Fight Scenes · Mercenaries · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Restored Director's Cut Special Edition |
| UPC: |
085391403432 |
| Release Date: |
1969 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 25min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition, 2hr 25min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (January 10, 2006)
UPC: 012569705937 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Restored Director's Cut Special Edition; Widescreen, 2hr 25min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (February 02, 1999)
UPC: 085391709237 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Walon Green |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2006, p.112, Jan Vincent-Rudzki): 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's not light, it's not trivial: it hits you hard, and leaves a lasting impression..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
As a counterpoint to the heroic horde of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, the aging gunmen of Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece break the very laws of honor which bind them in this bloody and meditative tale of the American West--widely considered to be the self-conscious nail in the coffin of the genre. William Holden, Robert Ryan, and Ernest Borgnine star as the leaders of a grizzled crew of Texan bandits who ride to Mexico, where, one by one, they are unceremoniously slaughtered by a Mexican revolutionary. <br> <br> The western, a genre steeped in legend and the concept of loyalty, was a dying breed when Sam Peckinpah unleashed this amoral and violent opus. Along with BONNIE AND CLYDE, it ushered in a new breed of Hollywood film, depicting a harsh reality where lines between right and wrong became blurred. Peckinpah brilliantly used aging Western stars such as Ryan and Holden to convey this passing of the cinematic torch. The film brought issues of violence and morality in movies to the forefront of American film cr... |
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