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The wild bunch
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121 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 3,526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The brutal story of violent men who lived during the Mexican revolution in the year 1913. It portrays a band of magnificent losers in a dying lawless West
Straw dogs
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74 editions published between 1971 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A young mathematician, David Summer, and his English wife, Amy, move to a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the village lies a savagery and violence that could destroy the couple
Ride the high country
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53 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Two old friends have taken drastically different paths growing up. One is a small town sheriff, the other has become a burglar, bent on stealing the gold the other is shipping cross-country
The getaway
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61 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 894 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A convict leaves jail in Texas on a parole arranged by a crooked politician and promptly joins his wife in planning a bank robbery
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
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67 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Pat Garrett puts on a badge and stalks his best friend, Billy the Kid, in this classic portrayal of a western legend
The ballad of Cable Hogue
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20 editions published between 1969 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A prospector discovers a waterhole after being left for dead in the desert by his double-crossing partners. When his ex-partners visit the well, a surprise awaits them
Major Dundee
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35 editions published between 1964 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A Union major late in the Civil War takes it upon himself to punish a band of Apaches who murdered a ranch family and fled into Mexico. Being short of troops he uses Confederate prisoners, ex-slaves and criminals to accomplish his goal
Junior Bonner
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38 editions published between 1972 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memories are shattered when he finds his family torn apart by his greedy brother and hard-drinking father. Now Juior must break the wildest bull in the West to bring his family together for one final moment of cowboy glory
Invasion of the body snatchers
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3 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in English and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Santa Mira, a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. In a terrifying race, for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
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32 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 439 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A violent story of a down-and-out piano player in search of the severed head of a gigolo for which there is a million dollar bounty
Cross of iron
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45 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A battle-hardened German sergeant tries to hold his platoon together on the Russian front during WWII. Not only must he try to hold his platoon together, but he must deal with his commander, a glory seeker, who wants to be awarded Germany's highest medal of honor, the "Cross of Iron."
The deadly companions
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43 editions published between 1961 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An ex Union Army officer, a Confederate deserter, an eager young gunslinger and a former dance hall hostess plan to rob a bank, but each has their own private agenda
The Osterman weekend
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25 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide TV personality John Tanner is looking forward to a reunion party with his closest friends, until the CIA warns him that they are all Soviet agents. Suddenly, he and his family are caught in a nightmare of terror, deception, helplessness and violent death
Convoy
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28 editions published between 1978 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff
The Killer elite
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25 editions published between 1975 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide James Caan plays a man who learns that his trade-assassination, gunplay, martial arts-is ultimately a one way street to extermination. Robert Duvall is his partner and friend who savagely betrays him
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 93 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973): One of Billy The Kid's oldest friends is now a sheriff and has vowed to hunt him down
Villa rides
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2 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in Spanish and English and held by 77 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set in the turbulence of early 20th century Mexico, this movie chronicles the fights and flights of one of Mexico's favorite folk heroes
Classic westerns collector's set
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Four western films on one DVD
The rifleman 3 classic episodes
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of rifle-toting Lucas McCain and his son, Mark, ranchers striving to maintain a small spread in North Fork, New Mexico during the late 1880s
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Bullitt: San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt is assigned to protect a mobster about to testify against his brother's crime organization. When his friend is shot and the witness is left at death's door by two hit men who seem to know exactly where the witness was hidden, Bullitt clandestinely moves the mobster while he tries to find out who is after the witness, and why it seems so easy for "them" to find him more
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Americans Apache Indians Arizona Bank robberies Betrayal Billy,--the Kid Boetticher, Budd, Boundaries California--San Francisco Deserts Doppelgängers England Finney, Jack Flowers--Morphology Fugitives from justice Gangs Garrett, Pat F.--(Pat Floyd), Harassment Human-alien encounters Human cloning Life on other planets Male friendship Mann, Anthony, Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Mexico Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects North America--Mexican-American Border Region Outlaws Peckinpah, Sam, Plant spores Revenge Revolution (Mexico : 1910-1920) Rodeo performers Rodeos Rural conditions Sexual harassment of women Stagecoach robberies Stagecoach stations Texas Thompson, Jim, Train robberies United States United States, West Violence in motion pictures Water-supply Wild bunch (Motion picture)
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Alternative Names
Peckinpah, David.
Peckinpah, David, 1925-1984
Peckinpah, David Samuel.
Peckinpah, David Samuel, 1925-1984
Peckinpah, Sam
Peckinpah, Samuel, 1925-1984
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Spanish (60) German (57) French (42) Multiple languages (10) Italian (10) Japanese (8) Chinese (2) Swedish (1) Greek, Modern (1) Covers
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