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Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah ()


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The life and times of maverick filmmaker Sam Peckinpah (1925 - 1984)

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Directed by

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Mike Siegel

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Mike Siegel ... ()

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Elmar Berger ... co-producer
Patrick Gleason ... co-producer
Katherine Haber ... associate producer: Los Angeles (as Katy Haber)
Chris Prowting ... associate producer: Stuttgart
Rade Radovic ... co-producer
Mike Siegel ... producer

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Gitanes Blondes
Kris Kristofferson

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Mike Siegel ... (photographed by)
Kara Stephens

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Mike Siegel

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Florian Hamann ... editing technical advisor

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Lupita Peckinpah ... assistant camera: Mexico

Location Management

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Rolly Brook ... location manager: Mexico
Patrick Gleason ... location manager: Los Angeles
Moritz Peters ... location manager: Munich

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Coco ... production assistant: Mexico

Thanks

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Mary Armstrong ... in memoriam
Umberto Berlenghini ... dedicatee
Helmut Biber ... dedicatee
Thomas Bleich ... dedicatee
Ulrich P. Bruckner ... dedicatee (as Ulrich Bruckner)
Andrey Buschmann ... in memoriam
Gerard Camy ... dedicatee
James Coburn ... in memoriam
John Dinardo ... dedicatee
Josche Frankenberger ... dedicatee
Georges Freylinger ... dedicatee
Marianne Gassner ... dedicatee
Josip Guzvanj ... dedicatee
Katherine Haber ... acknowledgment: stills and Peckinpah audio courtesy of (as Katy Haber)
John Hazelton ... dedicatee
Heiner Hessenland ... dedicatee
Jörg Hofmann ... dedicatee
Robby Huckell ... dedicatee
Brian Jamieson ... dedicatee
Karolina Kos ... dedicatee
Michael Krause ... acknowledgment: James Coburn interview courtesy of
Christiane Köhne ... dedicatee
Albert MacFadden ... dedicatee
Stephen Marzella ... special thanks
Steve Mason ... dedicatee
Hans-Jürgen Panitz ... dedicatee
Klaus Pellkofer ... dedicatee
Walter Peter ... in memoriam
Lee Pfeiffer ... dedicatee
Eric Rebmann ... dedicatee
Jens Reinheimer ... dedicatee
Jan Rofekamp ... dedicatee
Peter Rüsbüldt ... dedicatee
Joachim Schellenberger ... dedicatee
Huschi Siegel ... dedicatee
Mike Siegel ... acknowledgment: stills and Peckinpah audio courtesy of
Roy Sims ... dedicatee
Jeff Slater ... acknowledgment: stills and Peckinpah audio courtesy of / dedicatee
David Warner ... very special thanks
Dave Worrall ... dedicatee

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Plot Summary

PASSION & POETRY - THE BALLAD OF SAM PECKINPAH is the portrayal of a talented, influential and troubled artist: A film maker who fought his own demons and seemed to live his own legend like no other director. Against all odds Peckinpah was able to create a very personal body of work in the studio system of Hollywood and with his powerful directing and editing style changed the way of film making forever. Legendary for his use of slow-motion violence, various scandals and his ongoing problems with studios and producers, the story of Sam Peckinpah is filled with tragedy, humor, success and defeat. In PASSION & POETRY, Sam Peckinpah himself gives us his thoughts on film making, violence and his problems in Hollywood. Actors and friends, family and crew members take us on a ride through the adventurous times of 1960's and 70's movie-making and tell us hair-raising stories about Peckinpah's erratic behavior as well as anecdotes on the making of some of the best films that ever came out of Hollywood. Written by Mike Siegel

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Also Known As
  • Samu Pekinpa: jonetsu to bigaku (Japan)
  • サム・ペキンパー 情熱と美学 (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 115 min
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Trivia An extended 20-minute chapter from this documentary is available on the DVD of Major Dundee (1965) released by Sony Pictures. See more »
Movie Connections Features Major Dundee (1965). See more »

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