The wild bunch : Sam Peckinpah, a revolution in Hollywood, and the making of a legendary film
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
ISBN
9781632862129, 1632862123
Physical Desc
xiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 791.4372 Str | On Shelf |
Warwick Public - Adult Non-Fiction | BIO PN 1997 W536133 S77 2019 | On Shelf |
Westerly - Non-Fiction (2nd Floor-Reference Room) | 791.4372 S | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781632862129, 1632862123
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest films of all time by the American Film Institute, is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal from retirement. When their attempted train robbery goes awry, the gang flees to Mexico and falls in with a brutal general of the Mexican Revolution, who offers them the job of a lifetime. Conceived by a stuntman, directed by a blacklisted director, and shot in the sand and heat of the Mexican desert, the movie seemed doomed. Instead, it became an instant classic with a dark, violent take on the Western movie tradition. In [this book], W.K. Stratton tells the fascinating history of the making of the movie and documents for the first time the extraordinary contribution of Mexican and Mexican-American actors and crew members to the movie's success. Shaped by controversial director Sam Peckinpah, and starring such visionary actors as William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien, and Robert Ryan, the movie was also the product of an industry and a nation in transition. By 1968, when the movie was filmed, the studio system that had perpetuated the myth of the valiant cowboy in movies like The Searchers had collapsed, and America was riled by Vietnam, race riots, and assassinations. The Wild Bunch spoke to America in its moment, when war and senseless violence seemed to define both domestic and international life. [This book] is an authoritative history of the making of a movie and the era behind it."--Dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stratton, W. K. (2019). The wild bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a revolution in Hollywood, and the making of a legendary film . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stratton, W. K., 1955-. 2019. The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stratton, W. K., 1955-. The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stratton, W. K. The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
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