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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

  • 19741974
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
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7.4/10
20K
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
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An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
20K
YOUR RATING
    • Sam Peckinpah
    • Gordon T. Dawson(screenplay)
    • Sam Peckinpah(screenplay)
    • Frank Kowalski(story)
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Isela Vega
    • Robert Webber
    • Sam Peckinpah
    • Gordon T. Dawson(screenplay)
    • Sam Peckinpah(screenplay)
    • Frank Kowalski(story)
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Isela Vega
    • Robert Webber
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 141User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    Kris Kristofferson, Donnie Fritts, and Warren Oates in Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
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    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • Bennie
    Isela Vega
    Isela Vega
    • Elita
    Robert Webber
    Robert Webber
    • Sappensly
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Quill
    Helmut Dantine
    Helmut Dantine
    • Max
    Emilio Fernández
    Emilio Fernández
    • El Jefe
    • (as Emilio Fernandez)
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Biker
    Chano Urueta
    • Manchot, the bartender
    Donnie Fritts
    • John
    • (as Donny Fritts)
    Jorge Russek
    Jorge Russek
    • Cueto
    Chalo González
    Chalo González
    • Chalo
    • (as Chalo Gonzalez)
    Don Levy
    • Frank
    Enrique Lucero
    Enrique Lucero
    • Esteban
    Janine Maldonado
    • Theresa
    Tamara Garina
    • Grandmother Moreno
    Farnesio de Bernal
    Farnesio de Bernal
    • Bernardo
    Ahui Camacho
    • El Chavito
    Monica Miguel
    Monica Miguel
    • Dolores de Escomiglia
      • Sam Peckinpah
      • Gordon T. Dawson(screenplay)
      • Sam Peckinpah(screenplay) (story)
      • Frank Kowalski(story)
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    • Trivia
      The only movie directed by Sam Peckinpah that he had final cut on - all the others were re-cut by the studios.
    • Goofs
      As Bennie crosses inside his apartment, alone, and talks to Alfredo's head, a crewman in black clothing is visible, ducking behind an adjacent transom. His arm reappears a second later, as Bennie reaches for a bottle in the pantry.
    • Quotes

      Bennie: There ain't nothing sacred about a hole in the ground or the man that's in it. Or you. Or me.

    • Crazy credits
      There are only three credits at the beginning of the film: The production credit, the two stars, and the story/screenplay. Everything else is at the end, and the film's title is the very last credit.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Bennie's Song
      by Isela Vega

    User reviews141

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    Violent, Beautiful, Ugly, Haunting.
    Watching this unforgettable near masterpiece for the first time it's impossible to understand why it isn't regarded as one of the greatest movies of the 70s - a decade that produced an astonishing amount of classics. How Maltin can dismiss it with the throwaway comment "sub-par bloodbath" defies belief! Almost everything about this movie is perfect, but the cornerstone is Warren Oates performance, perhaps his greatest. Rarely do you see such a completely engrossing, believable portrayal of a man who has lost EVERYTHING, who knows he cannot win, but also knows that he must keep going to the very end. Once seen, never forgotten may seem like a trite comment, but in this case it says it all. You will NEVER forget this movie!
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    • Jun 23, 2001

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1974 (United States)
      • Mexico
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Latin
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    • Filming locations
      • Hidalgo, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Optimus Films
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
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