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01/08/1974 Action, Crime, Drama 1h 53m
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Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people?

Overview

An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

  1. Sam Peckinpah

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Warren Oates

    Bennie

  2. Isela Vega

    Elita

  3. Robert Webber

    Sappensly

  4. Gig Young

    Quill

  5. Helmut Dantine

    Max

  6. Emilio Fernández

    El Jefe

  7. Kris Kristofferson

    Biker

  8. Chano Urueta

    Manchot

  9. Donnie Fritts

    John

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Reviews

A review by citizenerased
Written by citizenerased on 2019-09-19
Some of the works of Peckinpah had been on my watch list for months, sitting there in a subfolder of a subfolder. From the choice of Straw Dogs and Cross of Iron, I chose the aforetitled, liking the idea of embarking on a bit of a journey through Mexico with a gritty protagonist as we experience splatterings of violence and negotiate the thoughts of a down and out vagabond making a ran for his riches.

The film left me with mixed feelings. I enjoyed the path of Benny, experiencing how his character is unwavering in his desire to take that last lucky ticket out of debauchery street, but didn'...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,500,000.00

Revenue
$700,000.00

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