Search: Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Review preview for Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia

What Peckinpah does so brilliantly in this deceptively clever film is to build elegantly on the established tropes of the genre only to pull the rug from under them half way through.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

When a rich man offers a big reward for the head of the man who impregnated his daughter, an impoverished couple set out on the trail, but the world proves much more brutal than they expected.
Cross Of Iron (1977)

Review preview for Cross Of Iron

First rate acting from Coburn and Schell is complemented by fine performances from the supporting actors.

Donald Munro · 5 out of 5

As the Wehrmacht retreat on the Eastern Front, two German soldiers are locked in a futile personal conflict.
Convoy (1978)

Review preview for Convoy

Borgnine easily steals the rug out from everyone with his sadistic, larger than life villain.

Paul Logan · 3 out of 5

After getting on the wrong side of a sadistic sheriff, a group of truckers makes for the border, hoping to reach it before the law catches up.
Major Dundee (1965)

Review preview for Major Dundee

At its most effective when in conflict, be it ideological or combat.

Daniel Hooper · 3 out of 5

A divided troop on the trail of violent Apaches.
Straw Dogs (1971)

Review preview for Straw Dogs

The film has been unjustly vilified. It has a powerful impact, not only because of the violence, but because of its visual and emotional clarity.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5

Dustin Hoffman and Susan George suffer sexual and physical abuse from Cornish yokels.
The Wild Bunch (1969)

Review preview for The Wild Bunch

A revolutionary film, in every sense of the word.

Jeff Robson · 4.5 out of 5

A group of ageing outlaws plan one last big score in the dying days of the American West.