Sam Peckinpah and the Duality of the Human Experience

Paper by Conor Patrick. Viewed on DVD. In The Wild Bunch (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) and The Getaway (1972), director Sam Peckinpah explores integrity, friendship and sexuality in a world of violence, difficult decisions and consequence. By analyzing selected scenes from these three films, the moral climate in which they were created … Continue reading Sam Peckinpah and the Duality of the Human Experience