Biography
Sam Peckinpah
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of v…
Career works
20
Movies
17
Series
3
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
02/21/1925
Place of birth
Fresno, California, United States
Date of death
12/28/1984
Filmography highlights
Movies
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas
2025
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut
2022
Filmmakers in Action
2006 · 7.2
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004 · 8.0
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · 7.1
The Osterman Weekend
1983 · 5.6
A Tied Blasé
1981 · 9.0
The Visitor
1979 · 5.3
China 9, Liberty 37
1978 · 5.4
Convoy
1978 · 6.3
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973 · 7.2
Junior Bonner
1972 · 6.1
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971 · 8.0
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · 7.5
Wichita
1955 · 6.3
Series
