The Wild Bunch

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The Wild Bunch is a 1969 revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, renowned for its gritty portrayal of aging outlaws and its groundbreaking, balletic depictions of graphic violence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
film
revisionist Western film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
surface form: Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay
castMember Ben Johnson
Edmond O'Brien
Emilio Fernández
Ernest Borgnine
Jaime Sánchez
L. Q. Jones
surface form: L.Q. Jones

Robert Ryan
Strother Martin
Warren Oates
William Holden
cinematographer Lucien Ballard
composer Jerry Fielding
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Sam Peckinpah
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editor Lou Lombardo
genre Western
action film
revisionist Western
hasFilmRating widely regarded as one of the greatest Westerns
includedIn National Film Registry
influenced depictions of screen violence
later action cinema
language English
mainCharacter Deke Thornton
Dutch Engstrom
Mapache
Pike Bishop
mpaaRating R
narrativeFocus aging outlaws
notableFor balletic depiction of violence
graphic violence
revisionist portrayal of the American West
slow-motion action sequences
producer Phil Feldman
productionCompany Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
publicationDate 1969
releaseEvent premiered in 1969
runtime approximately 145 minutes
screenwriter Sam Peckinpah
Walon Green
setInCountry Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
setInPeriod 1913

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Warren Oates notableWork The Wild Bunch
Albert Dekker notableWork The Wild Bunch
Dub Taylor notableWork The Wild Bunch
Alfonso Arau actedIn The Wild Bunch
Jerry Fielding notableWork The Wild Bunch
Jerry Fielding nominatedFor The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah notableWork The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah directed The Wild Bunch
Lucien Ballard workedOn The Wild Bunch
Ernest Borgnine notableWork The Wild Bunch
Ben Johnson notableWork The Wild Bunch
William Holden notableWork The Wild Bunch
Bo Hopkins notableWork The Wild Bunch
Howard Kazanjian notableWork The Wild Bunch
Howard Kazanjian workedOn The Wild Bunch
Arau notableWork The Wild Bunch
subject surface form: Alfonso Arau
Max Wagner appearedIn The Wild Bunch