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August 1974 (Austria)
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An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Warren Oates | ... | Bennie |
 | Isela Vega | ... | Elita |
| Robert Webber | ... | Sappensly |
| Gig Young | ... | Quill |
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Max |
 | Emilio Fernández | ... | El Jefe (as Emilio Fernandez) |
 | Kris Kristofferson | ... | Biker |
| Chano Urueta | ... | Manchot, the bartender |
| Donnie Fritts | ... | John (as Donny Fritts) |
| Jorge Russek | ... | Cueto |
 | Chalo González | ... | Chalo (as Chalo Gonzalez) |
| Don Levy | ... | Frank |
| Enrique Lucero | ... | Esteban |
| Janine Maldonado | ... | Theresa |
| Tamara Garina | ... | Grandmother Moreno |
| Farnesio de Bernal | ... | Bernardo |
| Ahui Camacho | ... | El Chavito |
| Monica Miguel | ... | Dolores de Escomiglia |
| Paco Pharrez | ... | El Carpintero (as Paco Pharres) |
| Juan Manuel Díaz | ... | Paulo |
| René Dupeyrón | ... | Angel (as Rene Dupeyron) |
| Yolanda Ponce | ... | Yolo |
| Juan Jose Palacios | ... | Juan |
| Manolo | ... | Tourist Guide |
| Nery Ruiz | ... | Maria (as Neri Ruiz) |
| Roberto Dumont | ... | Chavo |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Bright | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Conrad Hool | ... | El Jefe's guard (uncredited) |
| Whitey Hughes | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Sharon Peckinpah | ... | Nun (uncredited) |
| Garner Simmons | ... | Hacienda Guard (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Sam Peckinpah | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Frank Kowalski | (story) and | |
| Sam Peckinpah | (story) | |
| Sam Peckinpah | (screenplay) and | |
| Gordon T. Dawson | (screenplay) (as Gordon Dawson) | |
Produced by | |||
| Martin Baum | .... | producer | |
| Helmut Dantine | .... | executive producer | |
| Gordon T. Dawson | .... | associate producer (as Gordon Dawson) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jerry Fielding | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Álex Phillips Jr. | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Dennis Dolan | (as Dennis E. Dolan) | ||
| Sergio Ortega | |||
| Robbe Roberts | |||
Casting by | |||
| Claudia Becker | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Agustín Ituarte | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Rosa Guerrero | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| William Davidson | .... | executive production manager (as William C. Davidson) | |
| Carlos Terron Garcia | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William Davidson | .... | first assistant director (as William C. Davidson) | |
| Jesús Marín | .... | assistant director (as Jesus Marin) | |
Art Department | |||
| Enrique Estévez | .... | set dresser (as Enrique Estevez) | |
| Alf Pegley | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael Colgan | .... | sound editor (as Mike Colgan) | |
| Harry W. Tetrick | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Manuel Topete | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Raul Falomir | .... | special effects | |
| Federico Farfán | .... | special effects (as Federico Farfan) | |
| León Ortega | .... | special effects (as Leon Ortega) | |
Stunts | |||
| Gary Combs | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Duffy Hambleton | .... | stunt coordinator (as Duffy Hambledon) | |
| Whitey Hughes | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Adolfo Ramírez | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Garth Craven | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Carlin Sr. | .... | music editor (as Dan Carlin) | |
| Arturo Castro | .... | mexican music coordinator | |
| Greig McRitchie | .... | orchestrator (as Greg McRitchie) | |
| Lennie Niehaus | .... | orchestrator (as Leonard Niehaus) | |
Other crew | |||
| Katherine Haber | .... | production assistant: director | |
| Sharon Peckinpah | .... | dialogue director | |
| Jim Preminger | .... | production assistant | |
| Trudy von Trotha | .... | script supervisor | |
| Yannoulla Wakefield | .... | production coordinator | |
| Dan York | .... | production assistant | |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | .... | head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- United Artists (1974) (USA) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Park Circus (2009) (UK) (theatrical) (re-issue)
- United Artists Films (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1989) (1997) (Finland) (TV)
- Latigo Productions titles
- Pacific Title titles
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112 min
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Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1987) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1974) (2010) | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 (cut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R
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Graeme Garden has, for many years, been making a pun of the title of this movie in an on-running joke on the BBC Radio series "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue".See more »
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Continuity: At about the 7 minute mark of the movie, a Pan Am 707 takes off. A few seconds later is is shown landing. It is still a 707 but its livery/paint scheme has changed in mid-flight, as evidenced by the change from a red to a blue stripe along the fuselage and also the presence of color around the base of the tail fin.See more »
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Referenced in "Starsky and Hutch: The Bait (#1.9)" (1975)See more »
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It is my humble opinion that Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia comes as close to capturing the maddening drive of man as any movie. That is to say that it sits at the same table as the greats, perhaps across the way from Citizen Kane or Raging Bull. If you contest this it is perhaps only because the film is not as beautiful, not as magnificent, as the rest of its ballpark. I would argue that that is partially the point.
Bennie's quest is stripped to its core so that the brutality of the film is expressive of Bernie himself. There is not a violent film with more validity for its actions than this one, it is the maddening human mind which causes deaths here. Peckinpah shows us everything that is important in this man's life and then shows us what a man is capable of doing once all that is taken away. The difference between this film and other similar films is perhaps that the movie has such humble beginnings. We build ourselves inside of Bennie. When we first meet him he is casually and happily playing the piano, quietly dreaming of settling into a different kind of love. We share a quiet picnic with him, witness his wedding proposal.
Perhaps also there has never been a chaotic killing spree that has seemed this environmental. While usually the hero goes on a rampage in a way that is appropriately heroic itself, Bennie is no hero. He is a man forced into a situation by the world around him, as it seems he is always forced into situations. Since he is never the man he wants to be it seems natural that he would become the kind of man that is the amalgamation of love and hate.
All the emotion a movie in this genre could handle.