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16 March 1962 (Finland) morePlot:
Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
BFI Southbank London To Host Sam Peckinpah Festival In January(From CinemaRetro. 3 December 2008, 4:13 AM, PST)
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Foreshadows his later works moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Maureen O'Hara | ... | Kit Tilden | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Yellowleg | |
| Steve Cochran | ... | Billy Keplinger | |
| Chill Wills | ... | Turk | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Parson | |
| Will Wright | ... | Doctor Acton | |
| James O'Hara | ... | Cal, General Store (as Jim O'Hara) | |
| Peter O'Crotty | ... | Mayor of Hila City | |
| Billy Vaughan | ... | Mead Tilden Jr. |
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Trigger Happy (USA) (reissue title) (USA) (reissue title)Deadly Companions (UK) (DVD title)
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West Germany:12 (re-rated) | West Germany:16 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #19933)Fun Stuff
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Featured in Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) moreFAQ
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Peckinpah is getting to what he later mastered in movies such as Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; outlaws with deep emotional scars who live in the past and wander around like the Flying Dutchman. The scar is made physical as Yellowleg is unable to raise his arm when shooting, which leads to a tragic accident. In Deadly Companions we also see similar character as Bob Dylan played in Pat Garrett; the little boy playing his harmonica. Deadly Companions is a bit clumsy a movie, sometimes it is difficult to see what is actually going on, but the story is good and the characters are real. It's a must see for Peckinpah fans.