An interesting start for one of modern American cinema's most brilliant and controversial directors.
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08/30/06
The Deadly Companions (1961)
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Reviews Counted: 4
Fresh: 3
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Peckinpah's first feature follows a funeral procession through hostile Apache territory led by the man who accidentally killed the boy in the coffin. The soldier who made the promise of protection to the boy's mother hopes to settle more... [More]
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Chill Wills, Steve Cochran
Director: Sam Peckinpah
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01/26/06
As the deadlier of the refugee criminals, Steve Cochran is almost as mean as his colleague, Chill Wills, is picturesque. Their resourceful efforts would be more effective if the drama, as directed by Sam Peckinpah, did not move at the pace of a hearse.
05/09/05
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05/24/03
This film is visually powerful in spots, as it overcomes its routine theme with burning images of lust, greed, and hatred.
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