from Warner Bros
Directed by
Sam
Peckinpah
Starring
William
Holden (Pike Bishop)
Ernest Borgnine (Dutch Engstrom)
Robert Ryan (Deke Thornton)
Edmond O'Brien (Sykes)
Warren Oates (Lyle Gorch)
Jaime Sanchez (Angel)
Ben Johnson (Tector Gorch)
Emilio Fernandez (Mapache)
Strother Martin (Coffer)
L.Q. Jones (T.C)
Albert Dekker (Pat Harrigan)
Bo Hopkins (Crazy Lee)
Dub Taylor (Mayor Wainscoat)
Paul Harper (Ross)
Jorge Russek (Lieutenant Zamorra)
Alfonso Arau (Herrera)
Chano Urueta (Don Jose)
Elsa Cardenas (Elsa)
Bill Hart (Jess)
Rayford Barnes (Buck)
Stephen Ferry (Sergeant McHale)
Sonia Amelio (Teresa)
Aurora Clavell (Aurora)
Enrique Lucero (Ignacio)
Elizabeth Dupreyron (Rocio)
Yolanda Ponce (Yolis)
Jos Chavez (Juan Jos)
Rene Dupreyon (Juan)
Pedro Galvan (Benson)
Graciela Doring (Emma)
Major Perez (Perez)
Fernando Wagner (Mohr)
Jorge Rado (Ernst)
Ivan Scott (Paymaster)
Seora Madero (Margaret)
Margarito Luna (Luna)
Chalo Gonzalez (Gonzalez)
Lilia Castillo (Lilia)
Elizabeth Unda (Carmen)
Julio Corona (Julio)
Written by
Walon Green
Sam Peckinpah
Roy N. Sickner
Rated:
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The year is 1913 and
the outlaw gang known as the Wild Bunch (led by William Holden
as Pike) decide to pull one last job before retirement. They
are hired by a renegade Mexican general to transport weapons
and have to dodge danger at every turn, only to be double-crossed
by their ruthless employer. Gripping action capped off by an
absolutely shocking ultraviolent finale typical of New Hollywood
films (such as Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde") and
their message that the world is utterly without loyalty or redemption.
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