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The wild bunch : the American classic that changed Westerns forever
- Title
- The wild bunch : the American classic that changed Westerns forever / Bill Mesce, Jr.
- Author
- Mesce, Bill Jr.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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- Description
- x, 203 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "One of the most controversial films of its time, The Wild Bunch is the epitome of the no-holds-barred filmmaking of the 1960s and 1970s. Since its 1969 release, it has come to be recognized not only as an iconic Western, but as one of the most important films in the American cinematic canon. Over the years a parade of filmmakers have tried to imitate its gut-punch effects but none have equaled it. The Wild Bunch revived the floundering career of volatile, self-destructive director Sam Peckinpah-it also hung on him the label him 'Bloody Sam.' This book tells the complete story of the film's production, reception and legacy"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193), filmography (pages 181-185) and index.
- Contents
- A perfect storm -- the 1960s -- Enter -- and exit -- Sam Peckinpah -- A giant departs, an opportunity opens -- Hollywood's West -- Sires -- Peckinpah's bunch -- Mexico lindo -- Missing pieces -- The wild bunch -- Undying echoes and dying fires -- A moment come and gone.
- Call Number
- MFLP (Wild bunch) 20-36
- ISBN
- 9781476677460
- 1476677468
- LCCN
- 2019040254
- OCLC
- 1124794797
- Author
- Mesce, Bill Jr., author.
- Title
- The wild bunch : the American classic that changed Westerns forever / Bill Mesce, Jr.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193), filmography (pages 181-185) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- MFLP (Wild bunch) 20-36