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The Wild Bunch (1969)

R 145 min  -  Action | Adventure | Western  -   18 June 1969 (USA)
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An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Writers:

Walon Green (screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Holden ...
Ernest Borgnine ...
Robert Ryan ...
Edmond O'Brien ...
Warren Oates ...
Jaime Sánchez Jaime Sánchez ...
Angel (as Jaime Sanchez)
Ben Johnson ...
Emilio Fernández ...
Gen. Mapache (as Emilio Fernandez)
Strother Martin Strother Martin ...
L.Q. Jones L.Q. Jones ...
T.C
Albert Dekker Albert Dekker ...
Bo Hopkins ...
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Paul Harper Paul Harper ...
Ross
Jorge Russek Jorge Russek ...
Maj. Zamorra
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Storyline

In the Wild Bunch the movie opens with a group of aging outlaw's final score, a bank robbery. The event concludes with a violent and overtly bloody shootout that would generally mark the finale of a movie. This is correct in that it marks the finale of an era, for the characters and the world they live in. They simply can no longer keep up, the times are changing, technology advancing, and they're style of life is getting left behind in the dust that they spent so long galloping through. They abandon their careers for the simpler life of retirement. They enjoy this time, they live their fantasies. During this time the law is always on their tracks, bounty hunters. The further into their fantasy they get, the closer their demise seems to get. When one of their own is captured they are faced with the choice of escape or what is certainly a suicide mission to attempt and free their fallen behind comrade... Written by VilanTrub@gmail.com  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Bounty | Texas | Mexico | Gun  | See more »

Taglines:

Born too late for their own times. Uncommonly significant for ours. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Western

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | German (only a few words)

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La pandilla salvaje See more »

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,244,087 (estimated)

Gross:

$10,500,000 (USA) (1970)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (1995 re-release) | Dolby Digital (1995 re-release) | Mono (35 mm prints) | SDDS (1995 re-release)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

After filming the scene where Ernest Borgnine and William Holden sit by a campfire and their characters vow they "wouldn't have it any other way", it was hard for director Sam Peckinpah to yell, "Cut!" because he was crying. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the opening shootout, a bald bounty hunter wearing a dark orange shirt and brown vest is killed with a shotgun blast. At the end of the scene, he can be seen exiting the hotel with the other bounty hunters, alive and well. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[indistinct voices]
Rev. Wainscoat: Do not drink wine or strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, least ye shall die. Look not though upon the wine when it is red, and when it bringeth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright at the last, it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. Now folks, that's from the Good Book, but in this here town it's five cents a glass. Five cents a glass, now does anyone think that that is a price of a drink?
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Connections

Referenced in I Love Your Work (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shall We Gather at the River?"
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Lowry
Played by the Temperance Union Band in the shootout at Starbuck See more »