Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Overview

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.

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Sam Peckinpah

Self (archive footage)

Alan Sharp

Self

Katherine Haber

Self

Kris Kristoffer

Self

James R. Silke

Self

R. G. Armstrong

Self

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