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Spattered with blood and controversy, Sam Peckinpah's Westerns revolutionized their genre. SAM PECKINPAH'S WEST: LEGACY OF A HOLLYWOOD RENEGADE goes in search of the man behind these legendary films. Through a poignant array of film clips and rare interviews, the documentary reveals a tortured artist whose genius and demons changed the Western forever. Interviewees include actor/director Billy Bob Thornton, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Schrader, film critic Roger Ebert, actors who worked with Peckinpah such as Harry Dean Stanton, Stella Stevens, L.Q. Jones and others. The personal side of Peckinpah will feature interviews with family members, sister Fern Lee, son Mathew Peckinpah, plus exclusive home movies and photos.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Sam Peckinpah, Fern Lea Peter

Released: July 25, 2004

Runtime: 89.0

Popularity Rating: 0.853

Narrator / Himself Kris Kristofferson
Himself Sam Peckinpah
Herself Fern Lea Peter
Himself Matthew Peckinpah
Himself Harry Dean Stanton
Herself Stella Stevens
Himself R. G. Armstrong
Himself Billy Bob Thornton
Himself Michael Madsen
Himself Roger Ebert
Himself Elvis Mitchell
Himself Paul Schrader
Himself L.Q. Jones
Himself Benicio del Toro

Directing — Director: Tom Thurman