The Deadly Companions (Trigger Happy)

80% of critics liked it

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Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith
In theaters Jun 06, 1961
PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, Chill Wills, Strother Martin, Will Wright, Peter O'Crotty, Big John Hamilton, Chuck Hayward, Riley Hill
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.
Genre: Western, Action & Adventure
Theater Release: Jun 06, 1961
DVD Release: Mar 08, 2005
Synopsis: Sam Peckinpah's first feature as director is this modest Western, taking place in the late 1860s. Yellowleg (Brian Keith), a former sergeant in the Union army, is obsessed with tracking down Turk (Chill Wills), a Rebel army deserter who, during the War Between the States, tried to scalp him as he lay wounded on a battlefield. Yellowleg finds Turk and his sidekick Billy (Steve Cochran) in a cantina and convinces them to help him rob a bank. They journey to Gila City, where the bank is located,

Critic Reviews

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times
    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. More...
  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
    Rapidly proliferating ideas in a condensed style More...
  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide
    An interesting start for one of modern American cinema's most brilliant and controversial directors. More...
  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
    This film is visually powerful in spots, as it overcomes its routine theme with burning images of lust, greed, and hatred. More...
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