The Wild Bunch

"Unchanged men in a changing land"

Jun 19 1969 R 2h 15m
Action, Adventure, Western

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Plot

It's 1913, and the "traditional" American West is dying. Amongst the inhabitants of this dying era are a gang known as "the wild bunch." After a failed railroad office robbery, the gang heads to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the 20th century, the gang takes the job and ends up in a brutally violent last stand against their enemies deemed to be corrupt, in a small Mexican town ruled by a ruthless general.

Written by

Walon Green, Sam Peckinpah, Roy N. Sickner

Directed by

Sam Peckinpah

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros./Seven Arts

Languages

Italiano, Español, English, Deutsch

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 8 nominations total

Scores
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92,566
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
98
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