The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

  • Director: Sam Peckinpah
  • Writer: Walon Green,Sam Peckinpah,Roy N. Sickner
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish, German
  • Release date: June 19, 1969
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Divja banda
  • "The Wild Bunch" is an action film released by Warner Bros. directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring William Holden , Robert Bushnell Ryan , Emilio Fernández and others. It was released in the United States on June 18, 1969.
    The film tells the story of a group of extrajudicial fanatics who are no longer young who decide to rob a bank as a retreat from the rivers and lakes. 

    Details

    • Release date June 19, 1969
    • Filming locations La Goma, Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies Warner Bros./Seven Arts

    Box office

    Budget

    $6,244,087 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $638,641

    Gross worldwide

    $638,641

    Movie reviews

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    • By Gregory 2022-04-23 07:02:33

      The thief also has the way, the hero is too late

      The Mexican style is good. I think of the Mexican hood of the 1994 World Cup in the United States. It is a different scenery from the skirts of Scottish men.

      It's funny talking about cars and planes. On the other hand, it is also saying that the cowboys have fallen behind the times and are about to be eliminated. Shooting and breaking wine barrels to put wine in a carnival, bathing in wine tanks, is a bit like wine pools and meat forests. Grabbing the train is very exciting, much more...

    • By Bria 2022-04-23 07:02:33

      A good movie often leaves people with mixed feelings

      Every time I watch a Western, I'm struck by their strong spirit - even in the wilderness, where I still know what I stand for.
      I think for the slightly guilt-ridden Pike who left his fellow Dick to escape on his own, this might just be a small incentive for himself to finally go on a killing spree.

      Judging from the behavior of Pike decisively abandoning his accomplices three times, he seems like a carnivore who only cares about his own life. However, this Angel, some of his views...

    • By Darian 2022-04-23 07:02:33

      [Film Review] The Wild Bunch (1969) 8.3/10

      Sam Peckinpah's revisionist Western epic is venerated for its astute end-of-an-era nostalgia, the hard-boiledaction spectacles, a trenchantly felt brotherly camaraderie and the go-for-broke self-assurance that bluntly depreciates mortality into triviality.

      Bestriding the frontier between USA and Mexico, THE WILD BUNCH takes place in the early 20th Century when a modern revolution is heralded...

    • By Toney 2022-04-23 07:02:33

      A strikingly violent western

      There are three impressive set-pieces in this swan song of westerns. The first is a railroad office robbery, and the ensued gunfight, with a lot of civilians killed. The second is a train robbery and the subsequent chase. The final one is a Spectacular shootout between Pike's (William Holden) gang and the Mexican troop. The third action scene is just shockingly bloody, and is perhaps the most brutal and violent one in the entire history of American cinema.

      The intricate, multi-angle,...

    • By Crawford 2022-04-23 07:02:33

      no eternal enemy

      It took four days to read it, and I felt too much emotion for the last twenty minutes. After the death of the prey Pike's group, the bounty hunter Thornton suddenly lost his target and watched his teammates leave with Pike's body.

      Until the appearance of the old man, it was originally a hostile relationship. At this time, like an old friend, he guessed Thornton's feelings and took him in regardless of his previous suspicions, just like pike at the beginning.

      There is no eternal...

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    • By Johnnie 2023-09-30 19:39:53

      Good thieves generally become heroes. The initially mercenary image will eventually become a hero with the memory of the past, the feelings of the present, or many other ways to touch the kind and gentle soft ground in the heart. The final confrontation with the warlord became the climax of the heroic character. What impresses about this movie is the soundtrack and big action scenes. Including bombed bridges, train chases, large-scale gun battles, etc. But the old friend side story is slightly...

    • By Norwood 2023-09-28 10:57:42

      The way the final gang of 4 leads to the final battle is pretty...

    • By Ona 2023-09-26 14:12:22

      The soundtrack is great, that's...

    • By Effie 2023-08-12 14:56:21

      What if the two protagonists, one bandit and one hunter, were replaced by different actors? This is 1969. If there are two young actors, the style may have changed a bit. Heroes are late, ruthless and unrighteous, and obey the law of killing. But in the face of more disorderly and brutal violence, he died for love. The Elegy of the Old Cannons of the...

    • By Cristina 2023-06-28 10:56:00

      Most Westerns are men's fairy tales, guns, money, and buddies, to satisfy all the fantasies of men, and women of course play it. This film can be said to have brought the fairy tale to the extreme, especially the last shootout film, any man who sees it will have his eyes light up. But as a woman, there is really no way to be so...

    Movie plot

    Pike ( played by William Holden) led a group of robbers disguised as soldiers to rob a bank in a small town not far from the Mexican border, but was ambushed by a group of bounty killers led by Dick (Robert Bushnell Ryan) . Pike and Dick used to be a tacit partner of robbers, and they were coerced by the sheriff to participate in the operation. Parker and his gang tried their best but ended up in nothing. Under Dick's tracking, Pike...
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    Piercing lens

    Continuity: Sergis was injured by a gun in his right leg, but a bandage was seen behind his left leg.
    Continuity: In the shooting at the beginning of the movie, a hunter in a dark red shirt and brown vest was shot and killed. At the end of this paragraph, he appeared in the hotel with the other members.
    Geographical error: The rivers that the bandits crossed from Texas to Mexico in the film all flow westward. In fact, the Rio Grande...
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    Evaluation action

    The film ranks 80th among the 100-year-old classic works selected by Hollywood. It is a milestone in western film and the originator of violent aesthetics. The director sent Jinpa to transform the bloody and bloody gunfights into beautiful and freehand pictures. The slow motion in the film surpassed the old model of traditional western films and entered the image world with pure visual impact. His aesthetic style directly influenced...
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    Movie quotes

    • [repeated line]

      Pike Bishop: C'mon, you lazy bastard.

    • [the Bunch has just escaped from bounty hunters by blowing up a bridge]

      Dutch Engstrom: At least we won't have to worry about Deke Thornton.

      Pike Bishop: [laughs] Hell, no; not after ridin' a half a case of dynamite into the river!

      Sykes: [calmly] Well, don't expect him to stay there! He'll be along... and you know it!

    • [Crazy Lee has shot three hostages trying to escape]

      Crazy Lee: Feathers flew like a turkey! Well, they shouldn't have run; they shouldn't have run.