Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

90 mins | Documentary | June 29, 1993

This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

90 mins | Documentary | June 29, 1993

Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
This straight-talking program seeks to understand the enigmatic and controversial Sam Peckinpah, whose violent films such as The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs had a telling effect on the cinema of the 1970s and 80s. Those who knew and worked with him, including actor James Coburn, actress Ali MacGraw, his associate Katherine Haber, his cousin Bob Peckinpah, and several screenwriters and producers, examine his life in an attempt to separate the man from the persona. Clips from key films reinforce this detailed discussion of Peckinpah's art and a fixation on violence that still permeates Hollywood today.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers
Original title Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Directors Paul Joyce
Writers

Cast

Sam Peckinpah

as Self (archive footage)

Alan Sharp

as Self

Katherine Haber

as Self

James R. Silke

as Self

R.G. Armstrong

as Self

Bob Peckinpah

as Self

Jason Robards

as Self

Monte Hellman

as Self

Mort Sahl

as Self

James Coburn

as Self

Daniel Melnick

as Self

L.Q. Jones

as Self

Garth Craven

as Self

Ali MacGraw

as Self

Michael Deeley

as Self