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The Wild Bunch (1969) 8.1
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them. Director:Sam Peckinpah |
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Cast
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| William Holden | ... | ||
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | ||
| Robert Ryan | ... | ||
| Edmond O'Brien | ... | ||
| Warren Oates | ... | ||
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Jaime Sánchez | ... |
Angel
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| Ben Johnson | ... | ||
| Emilio Fernández | ... |
Gen. Mapache
(as Emilio Fernandez)
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| Strother Martin | ... | ||
| L.Q. Jones | ... | ||
| Albert Dekker | ... | ||
| Bo Hopkins | ... | ||
| Dub Taylor | ... | ||
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Paul Harper | ... |
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Jorge Russek | ... |
Maj. Zamorra
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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. For them it is not a choice. They all die in what can only be described as a ... Written by VilanTrub@gmail.com
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The land had changed. They hadn't. The earth had cooled. They couldn't. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
18 June 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La pandilla salvaje See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,244,087 (estimated)Company Credits
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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:
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2.35 : 1
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[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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(uncredited)
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Sung by the bounty hunters as they leave Agua Verde
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Trivia
Deke Thornton describes Gen. Mapache as "a killer for Huerta". He was referring to real-life Gen. Victoriano Huerta, who had overthrown and murdered Mexican President Francisco I. Madero in 1913, setting off a civil war. The Mexican town this film was shot in, Parras in Coahuila state, was Madero's birthplace. See more »Goofs
The machine gun used at the end of the film is a Browning model 1917, the film is supposedly circa 1913 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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Soundtracks
"Polly Wolly Doodle"(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by the bounty hunters as they leave Agua Verde
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Critics of Sam Peckinpah generally focus on the gore and violence in his films. "The Wild Bunch" will probably not assuage these critics, but the violence is not gratuitous. In fact, it is almost perfectly meshed in this story of a group of outlaws held together by some frail and some strong bonds who realize that their era - and probably their lives - are almost at an end. The story also deals with a man (Robert Ryan) who was wounded and forced out of the gang, and who must now capture and kill his friend (William Holden), with no option other than to succeed. This film is also about loyalty, choice and honor, and is carried by surprisingly strong acting and writing. Yes the violence is on a large scale (which seems to be commonplace for films portraying the Mexican Revolution), but it is completely in place with these characters and the era in which they live. This is not always a pleasant film to watch, but it is very rewarding, and may be the best film Peckinpah made.