Locarno Film Fest to Celebrate Sam Peckinpah — hollywoodreporter.com

The Locarno Film Fest this summer will pay tribute to Hollywood’s original bad boy, Sam Peckinpah (1925-84). Director of the landmark western The Wild Bunch, as well as classics including Straw Dogs, Junior Bonner, The Getaway and Pat Garret & Billy the Kid, Peckinpah consistently explored rich characters in violent worlds fighting against the system. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1970 for best adapted screenplay for The Wild Bunch.

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