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A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country

Name: A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-01-10
Duration: 23 min

Not Rated

Documentary

Sam Peckinpah's younger sister Fern Lea Peter recalls days from their childhood and details about the Peckinpah family. Footage of her interview is intercut with scenes from Peckinpah's movies and the landscape of the area of California where he grew up. Fern Lea draws parallels between members of the Peckinpah family and characters in Peckinpah's 1962 feature, "Ride the High Country."

01-10-2006

23 min

A Justified Life: Sam Peckinpah and the High Country

Main Cast

Fern Lea Peter

Known For

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah: Portrait

2006

Sam Peckinpah

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre. Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human society. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" owing to the violence in his films. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable, but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality. Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug abuse, has often overshadowed his professional legacy. Many of his films were noted for behind-the-scenes battles with producers and crew members, damaging his reputation and career during his lifetime. Many of his films, such as Straw Dogs (1971), Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), remain controversial. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Peckinpah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

Convoy

1978

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Nick Redman

Writer:: Nick Redman

Production:: Turner Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Key Crew

Editor:: Vince Stancarone

Producer:: Vince Stancarone

Producer:: Nick Redman

Production Consultant:: David Weddle

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en