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Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

Directing
1961 — 1983 · 14 films
Lived
21 February 1925 — d. 1984
From
Fresno, California, United States

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Acting
1956 — 1979 · 4 films
Lived
21 February 1925 — d. 1984
From
Fresno, California, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Career Signature

How Sam Peckinpah’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

grainy 70s grit
sun-bleached
end-of-an-era
kinetic urgency
bittersweet

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Michael CiminoMichael Cimino8 filmsWilliam A. FrakerWilliam A. Fraker3 filmsArthur PennArthur Penn13 filmsRichard C. SarafianRichard C. Sarafian5 filmsClint EastwoodClint Eastwood40 filmsRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich27 filmsTonino ValeriiTonino Valerii4 filmsSergio SollimaSergio Sollima5 films
Career Signature

How Sam Peckinpah’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

grainy 70s grit
kinetic urgency
anxious dread
late-night movie
tightly wound

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

The Osterman Weekend

1983

Convoy

1978

Cross of Iron

1977

The Killer Elite

1975

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

The Getaway

1972

Junior Bonner

1972

Straw Dogs

1971

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

The Wild Bunch

1969

Major Dundee

1965

Ride the High Country

1962

The Deadly Companions

1961

Filmography

The Visitor

1979

China 9, Liberty 37

1978

Junior Bonner

1972

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956