The Wild Bunch
- Original title
- The Wild Bunch
- Year
- 1969
- Running time
- 145 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- William Holden
- Ernest Borgnine
- Robert Ryan
- Edmond O'Brien
- Warren Oates
- Jaime Sanchez
- Ben Johnson
- Emilio Fernández
- Strother Martin
- L.Q. Jones
- Bo Hopkins
- Alfonso Arau
- Lilia Castillo
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Western | Heist Film
- Synopsis
- A band of brutal outlaws led by the bitter Pike Bishop (William Holden) is decimated when a railroad company ambush led by Pike's old pal Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) turns into a bloodbath. Barely escaping, the six survivors head to Mexico with Thornton's cutthroat bounty hunters in hot pursuit. They get on the good side of a Huerta warlord named Mapache (Emilio Fernandez) by taking his commission to steal U.S. Army guns in a daring raid on an armed train convoy. They manage to outrun Thornton, the bounty hunters and the pursuing U.S. Cavalry, but completing their deal with the ruthless and bloodthirsty Federales is not going to be a piece of cake - Mapache needs those guns to hold off Pancho Villa's revolutionaries, and would just as soon kill Pike's gringos "as break wind."
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1969: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Original Screenplay, Soundtrack (Drama)1969: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1969: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): Best Cinematography.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 8 My Favorite Westerns (664)
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- 94 Movies with Skillful Editing (15)
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