Sam Peckinpah | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie

David Samuel Peckinpah was an American film director and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969). He was known for the visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre.

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• Aliases

  Bloody Sam, David Edward Samuel Ernest Peckinpah Jr., David Peckinpah, David S. Peckinpah, Mad Sam, Peck, Sam 'The Man' Peckinpah, Sam Peckimpah

• All Genres

  Drama, Action-Adventure, Western, Documentary, Biography, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, War, Comedy Drama, History, Horror, Science Fiction, Spy Film, Mystery-Suspense

• All Subgenres

  Western Film, Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Heist Film, Spy, Spy Film, Alien Invasion, Chase, Epic Film, Political Thriller Film, Prison Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Spaghetti Western, Vigilante Film