Gordon T. Dawson
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Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw...
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah (2005)
Portrayal of a talented, influencial and troubled artist: a filmmaker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other...
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western (2024)
A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).
A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and The Wild Bunch (2005)
A documentary crew returns to the shooting locations of Sam Peckinpah's legendary western to reflect on the film and the way it impacted their lives.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
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...
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest...
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a...
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Purgatory (1999)
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and...
Independence (1987)
A dedicated sheriff in the 1880s who, after his first family is ravaged by a gang of renegades, gets a chance for revenge years later when the same...
Purgatory (1999)
An outlaw band flees a posse and rides into Refuge, a small town where no one carries a gun, drinks, or swears. The town is actually Purgatory, and...
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a...
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
The Pigs vs. The Freaks (1984)
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police...
The Pigs vs. The Freaks (1984)
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police...
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
Double-crossed and left without water in the desert, Cable Hogue is saved when he finds a spring. It is in just the right spot for a much needed rest...
Into the Badlands (1991)
A bounty hunter searches the west for a wanted outlaw named Red Roundtree.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
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...
The Getaway (1972)
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.