
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Documentary · TV Movie
Overview
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 Western genre forever.
Top Cast


Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Narrator (voice)
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Narrator (voice)


R.G. Armstrong
R.G. Armstrong
Self
R.G. Armstrong
Self
Stanley Booth
Stanley Booth
Self
Stanley Booth
Self
Garth Craven
Garth Craven
Self
Garth Craven
Self
Gordon T. Dawson
Gordon T. Dawson
Self
Gordon T. Dawson
Self


Benicio del Toro
Benicio del Toro
Self
Benicio del Toro
Self


Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Self
Roger Ebert
Self


Donnie Fritts
Donnie Fritts
Self
Donnie Fritts
Self


Chalo González
Chalo González
Self
Chalo González
Self
Katherine Haber
Katherine Haber
Self
Katherine Haber
Self
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